Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 8.69% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.7%. Currently, Microsoft has a market capitalization of $3.10 trillion. Buying $1000 In MSFT: If an investor had bought $1000 of MSFT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $16,806.61 today based on a price of $417.39 for MSFT at the time of writing. Microsoft’s Performance Over Last 15 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 …