Deere (NYSE:DE) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.5% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.86%. Currently, Deere has a market capitalization of $112.83 billion. Buying $1000 In DE: If an investor had bought $1000 of DE stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,427.26 today based on a price of $409.43 for DE at the time of writing. Deere’s Performance Over Last 5 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 period of t…