Coherent (NYSE:COHR) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.02% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.04%. Currently, Coherent has a market capitalization of $13.80 billion. Buying $100 In COHR: If an investor had bought $100 of COHR stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $707.77 today based on a price of $90.03 for COHR at the time of writing. Coherent’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 growth ove…