Newmont (NYSE:NEM) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 6.58% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.37%. Currently, Newmont has a market capitalization of $139.83 billion.

Buying $1000 In NEM: If an investor had bought $1000 of NEM stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $6,235.52 today based on a price of $128.14 for NEM at the time of writing.

Newmont'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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