Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 1.71% on an annualized basis.
Buying $1,000 In WMT: 5 years ago, an investor could have purchased 15.00 shares of Walmart at the time with $1,000. This investment in WMT would have produced an average annual return of 15.96%. Currently, Walmart has a market capitalization of $391.95 billion.
Walmart's Share Price Over Last 5 Years
This $1,000 investment would be worth $2,120.18 today based on a price of $141.30 for WMT 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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