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American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.33% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.34%. Currently, American Water Works has a market capitalization of $27.91 billion.
Buying $1000 In AWK: If an investor had bought $1000 of AWK stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $4,517.51 today based on a price of $153.57 for AWK at the time of writing.
American Water Works'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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