Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning McDonald's Stock In The Last 15 Years

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.75% on an annualized basis.

Buying $1,000 In MCD: 15 years ago, an investor could have purchased 23.13 shares of McDonald's at the time with $1,000. This investment in MCD would have produced an average annual return of 12.34%. Currently, McDonald's has a market capitalization of $187.49 billion.

McDonald's's Share Price Over Last 15 Years

This $1,000 investment would be worth $5,802.45 today based on a price of $250.91 for MCD at the time of writing.

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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