Coherent (NYSE:COHR) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 8.45% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.13%. Currently, Coherent has a market capitalization of $28.95 billion.

Buying $1000 In COHR: If an investor had bought $1000 of COHR stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $24,126.80 today based on a price of $184.20 for COHR at the time of writing.

Coherent’s Performance Over Last 20 Years

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Finally — what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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