Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 3.08% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.58%. Currently, Starbucks has a market capitalization of $85.74 billion. Buying $1000 In SBUX: If an investor had bought $1000 of SBUX stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $7,868.43 today based on a price of $75.66 for SBUX at the time of writing. Starbucks’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 g…