United Rentals (NYSE:URI) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 12.47% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.35%. Currently, United Rentals has a market capitalization of $48.39 billion.

Buying $100 In URI: If an investor had bought $100 of URI stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $4,008.07 today based on a price of $720.15 for URI at the time of writing.

United Rentals'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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