VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 3.26% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.21%. Currently, VeriSign has a market capitalization of $27.69 billion.

Buying $1000 In VRSN: If an investor had bought $1000 of VRSN stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $9,662.24 today based on a price of $304.04 for VRSN at the time of writing.

VeriSign’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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