HP (NYSE:HPQ) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.13% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.3%. Currently, HP has a market capitalization of $36.37 billion. Buying $1000 In HPQ: If an investor had bought $1000 of HPQ stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,240.65 today based on a price of $37.76 for HPQ at the time of writing. HP’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 time. Th…