
W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 5.53% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.42%. Currently, W.W. Grainger has a market capitalization of $25.43 billion.
Buying $1000 In GWW: If an investor had bought $1000 of GWW stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $5,843.92 today based on a price of $497.61 for GWW at the time of writing.
W.W. Grainger's Performance Over Last 15 Years

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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