Sociedad Quimica Y Minera (NYSE:SQM) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 5.54% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.79%. Currently, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera has a market capitalization of $27.14 billion.

Buying $1000 In SQM: If an investor had bought $1000 of SQM stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $5,999.61 today based on a price of $95.00 for SQM at the time of writing.

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera's Performance Over Last 15 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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