Check Point Software CHKP has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.3% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.18%. Currently, Check Point Software has a market capitalization of $25.57 billion.

Buying $1000 In CHKP: If an investor had bought $1000 of CHKP stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $6,406.15 today based on a price of $232.52 for CHKP at the time of writing.

Check Point Software's Performance Over Last 15 Years

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.

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