> I get the feeling that YC’s best days are ahead when things they invested in a decade ago will pay off huge returns.
Yes. It takes a good 10 years to build / IPO a company. Also they've funded a bunch of companies outside the US / Europe region where IPO markets are not as friendly.
Are there any benchmarks to how successful a yc company is over another company?
Extremely hard to say when most information is non public. Past performance does not guarantee future results, especially in high interest rate environment.( Low interest environment, everything changes)
