General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.05% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.47%. Currently, General Dynamics has a market capitalization of $83.04 billion.

Buying $100 In GD: If an investor had bought $100 of GD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $602.51 today based on a price of $302.20 for GD at the time of writing.

General Dynamics'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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