Universal Health Servs (NYSE:UHS) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.09% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.47%. Currently, Universal Health Servs has a market capitalization of $13.12 billion.

Buying $1000 In UHS: If an investor had bought $1000 of UHS stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $8,729.59 today based on a price of $198.86 for UHS at the time of writing.

Universal Health Servs'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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