Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 7.42% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.93%. Currently, Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $387.21 billion.

Buying $100 In COST: If an investor had bought $100 of COST stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,923.88 today based on a price of $873.83 for COST at the time of writing.

Costco Wholesale'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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