Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 21.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 33.93%. Currently, Builders FirstSource has a market capitalization of $23.08 billion.

Buying $1000 In BLDR: If an investor had bought $1000 of BLDR stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $83,544.64 today based on a price of $189.31 for BLDR at the time of writing.

Builders FirstSource'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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