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Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.82% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.49%. Currently, Marathon Petroleum has a market capitalization of $49.56 billion.
Buying $100 In MPC: If an investor had bought $100 of MPC stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $447.05 today based on a price of $88.72 for MPC at the time of writing.
Marathon Petroleum'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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