Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 26.57% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 38.25%. Currently, Williams-Sonoma has a market capitalization of $18.34 billion.

Buying $100 In WSM: If an investor had bought $100 of WSM stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $504.99 today based on a price of $286.01 for WSM at the time of writing.

Williams-Sonoma'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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