Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.57% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.19%. Currently, Constellation Brands has a market capitalization of $25.98 billion.

Buying $1000 In STZ: If an investor had bought $1000 of STZ stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $7,413.11 today based on a price of $149.80 for STZ at the time of writing.

Constellation Brands'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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