KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.58% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.07%. Currently, KLA has a market capitalization of $73.12 billion. Buying $1000 In KLAC: If an investor had bought $1000 of KLAC stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $9,639.61 today based on a price of $537.89 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 peri…