SLB (NYSE:SLB) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.05% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.44%. Currently, SLB has a market capitalization of $74.03 billion.

Buying $100 In SLB: If an investor had bought $100 of SLB stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $219.19 today based on a price of $49.52 for SLB at the time of writing.

SLB’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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