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If You Invested $1000 In McDonald's Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

By Benzinga Insights

If You Invested $1000 In McDonald's Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.36% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.01%. Currently, McDonald's has a market capitalization of $200.21 billion.

Buying $1000 In MCD: If an investor had bought $1000 of MCD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,698.15 today based on a price of $275.57 for MCD at the time of writing.

McDonald's’s Performance Over Last 20 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.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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