WESCO Intl (NYSE:WCC) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 21.86% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 35.66%. Currently, WESCO Intl has a market capitalization of $10.77 billion.

Buying $1000 In WCC: If an investor had bought $1000 of WCC stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $4,587.23 today based on a price of $220.60 for WCC at the time of writing.

WESCO Intl'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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