Since Satya Nadella took over as CEO in February 2014, Microsoft's stock has delivered a dividend-adjusted total return of roughly 1,570%, equating to a compound annual growth rate of 29.7%. However, analysts believe it's likely unreasonable to expect the stock to maintain this pace over the next 12 years, given Microsoft's current market capitalization of approximately $3.69 trillion and the increasing difficulty for larger companies to achieve rapid growth.