Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.47% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.15%. Currently, Casella Waste Systems has a market capitalization of $5.66 billion.

Buying $1000 In CWST: If an investor had bought $1000 of CWST stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,920.09 today based on a price of $89.20 for CWST at the time of writing.

Casella Waste Systems'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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