Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 3.33% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.68%. Currently, Northrop Grumman has a market capitalization of $77.63 billion. Buying $1000 In NOC: If an investor had bought $1000 of NOC stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $4,036.78 today based on a price of $530.79 for NOC at the time of writing. Northrop Grumman’s Performance Over Last 10 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 mak…