Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.22% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.81%. Currently, Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $40.46 billion.

Buying $1000 In VMC: If an investor had bought $1000 of VMC stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $7,132.54 today based on a price of $306.20 for VMC at the time of writing.

Vulcan Materials'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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