Blackstone (NYSE:BX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 12.28% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 26.59%. Currently, Blackstone has a market capitalization of $117.90 billion. Buying $1000 In BX: If an investor had bought $1000 of BX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $3,142.30 today based on a price of $153.47 for BX at the time of writing. Blackstone’s Performance Over Last 5 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 o…