Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 33.22% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 44.44%. Currently, Cameco has a market capitalization of $50.74 billion.

Buying $100 In CCJ: If an investor had bought $100 of CCJ stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $691.91 today based on a price of $116.50 for CCJ at the time of writing.

Cameco's Performance Over Last 5 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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