Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 3.37% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.99%. Currently, Badger Meter has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion.

Buying $100 In BMI: If an investor had bought $100 of BMI stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $483.43 today based on a price of $156.92 for BMI at the time of writing.

Badger Meter's Performance Over Last 10 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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