Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.59% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.86%. Currently, Northrop Grumman has a market capitalization of $95.15 billion.

Buying $100 In NOC: If an investor had bought $100 of NOC stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $222.72 today based on a price of $666.71 for NOC at the time of writing.

Northrop Grumman’s Performance Over Last 5 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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