Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 23.14% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 36.78%. Currently, Howmet Aerospace has a market capitalization of $46.89 billion.

Buying $100 In HWM: If an investor had bought $100 of HWM stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $474.63 today based on a price of $115.42 for HWM at the time of writing.

Howmet Aerospace's Performance Over Last 5 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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