AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 11.22% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.01%. Currently, AutoZone has a market capitalization of $60.83 billion.

Buying $1000 In AZO: If an investor had bought $1000 of AZO stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $38,584.96 today based on a price of $3671.82 for AZO at the time of writing.

AutoZone's Performance Over Last 20 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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