Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.03% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.58%. Currently, Starbucks has a market capitalization of $113.11 billion.

Buying $100 In SBUX: If an investor had bought $100 of SBUX stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $590.53 today based on a price of $99.28 for SBUX at the time of writing.

Starbucks’s Performance Over Last 15 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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