Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) has outperformed the market over the past five years by 5.77% on an annualized basis, generating an average annual return of 17.86%. As of the time of writing, the company has a market capitalization of $263.95 billion.
The article illustrates the impact of compounded returns by calculating the performance of a hypothetical investment. If an investor had purchased $100 worth of GS stock five years ago, that investment would be valued at $228.73 today, based on the current stock price of $894.75.
