Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.63% on an annualized basis.
Buying $100 In CAT: 20 years ago, an investor could have purchased 3.41 shares of Caterpillar at the time with $100. This investment in CAT would have produced an average annual return of 10.21%. Currently, Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $111.93 billion.
Caterpillar's Share Price Over Last 20 Years
This $100 investment would be worth $711.88 today based on a price of $208.86 for CAT 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.
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