Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.04% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.57%. Currently, Marriott International has a market capitalization of $98.68 billion.

Buying $1000 In MAR: If an investor had bought $1000 of MAR stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $8,758.54 today based on a price of $358.34 for MAR at the time of writing.

Marriott International's Performance Over Last 15 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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