McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.99% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.27%. Currently, McDonald’s has a market capitalization of $194.27 billion. Buying $100 In MCD: If an investor had bought $100 of MCD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $996.25 today based on a price of $269.56 for MCD at the time of writing. McDonald’s’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…