Benzinga | Dec 18, 2021 02:53PM EST

$100 Invested In This Stock Over The Last 15 Years, Would Be Worth This Much

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 8.72% on an annualized basis.

Buying $100 In COST: 15 years ago, an investor could have purchased 1.9 shares of Costco Wholesale at the time with $100. This investment in COST would have produced an average annual return of 16.89%. Currently, Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $242.83 billion.

Costco Wholesale's Share Price Over Last 15 Years

This $100 investment would be worth $1,039.31 today based on a price of $547.61 for COST 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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