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Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.8% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.17%. Currently, Alcoa has a market capitalization of $13.01 billion.
Buying $100 In AA: If an investor had bought $100 of AA stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $211.90 today based on a price of $70.52 for AA at the time of writing.
Alcoa's Performance Over Last 5 Years
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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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