Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.06% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.02%. Currently, Lowe's Companies has a market capitalization of $137.86 billion.

Buying $100 In LOW: If an investor had bought $100 of LOW stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $821.83 today based on a price of $245.81 for LOW at the time of writing.

Lowe's Companies's Performance Over Last 20 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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