Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 5.56% on an annualized basis.
Buying $100 In COST: 20 years ago, an investor could have purchased 2.27 shares of Costco Wholesale at the time with $100. This investment in COST would have produced an average annual return of 12.91%. Currently, Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $219.09 billion.
Costco Wholesale's Share Price Over Last 20 Years
This $100 investment would be worth $1,123.18 today based on a price of $494.08 for COST 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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