Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 7.03% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.45%. Currently, Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $28.12 billion.
Buying $1000 In LUV: If an investor had bought $1000 of LUV stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $6,019.67 today based on a price of $47.44 for LUV at the time of writing.
Southwest Airlines's Performance Over Last 10 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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