Key insights
- An initial $1000 investment in Netflix 20 years ago would be worth $220,687.10 today, highlighting the power of compounded returns. While backward-looking, it reinforces the potential of growth stocks and long-term investing. The article itself has limited forward-looking market influence, but may encourage retail investment in growth stocks.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 21.67% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 30.94%. Currently, Netflix has a market capitalization of $369.98 billion.
Buying $1000 In NFLX: If an investor had bought $1000 of NFLX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $220,687.10 today based on a price of $87.86 for NFLX at the time of writing.
Finally -- 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 over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.
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