KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 7.38% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.57%. Currently, KLA has a market capitalization of $97.92 billion. Buying $1000 In KLAC: If an investor had bought $1000 of KLAC stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $18,268.15 today based on a price of $727.25 for KLAC at the time of writing. KLA’s Performance Over Last 20 YearsFinally — 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 per…