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Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.55% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.6%. Currently, Sempra Energy has a market capitalization of $49.68 billion.
Buying $100 In SRE: If an investor had bought $1,000 of SRE stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $626.04 today based on a price of $157.40 for SRE at the time of writing.
Sempra Energy's Performance Over Last 20 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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