Estee Lauder Cos (NYSE:EL) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.09% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.14%. Currently, Estee Lauder Cos has a market capitalization of $45.98 billion.

Buying $100 In EL: If an investor had bought $100 of EL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $691.73 today based on a price of $128.50 for EL at the time of writing.

Estee Lauder Cos'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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