Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 1.8% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.67%. Currently, Martin Marietta Materials has a market capitalization of $37.86 billion.

Buying $100 In MLM: If an investor had bought $100 of MLM stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $394.04 today based on a price of $627.87 for MLM at the time of writing.

Martin Marietta Materials'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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