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Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 5.79% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.28%. Currently, Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $189.00 billion.
Buying $100 In COST: If an investor had bought $100 of COST stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $492.17 today based on a price of $426.42 for COST at the time of writing.
Costco Wholesale's Performance Over Last 10 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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