Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.58% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.16%. Currently, Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $139.38 billion.

Buying $100 In UNP: If an investor had bought $100 of UNP stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $740.21 today based on a price of $229.91 for UNP at the time of writing.

Union Pacific'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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