Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.43% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.87%. Currently, Valero Energy has a market capitalization of $42.93 billion.

Buying $100 In VLO: If an investor had bought $100 of VLO stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $645.01 today based on a price of $134.00 for VLO at the time of writing.

Valero Energy'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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