Xylem (NYSE:XYL) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 1.77% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.41%. Currently, Xylem has a market capitalization of $33.94 billion.

Buying $1000 In XYL: If an investor had bought $1000 of XYL stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $3,777.03 today based on a price of $139.41 for XYL at the time of writing.

Xylem'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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