Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.44% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.91%. Currently, Cheniere Energy has a market capitalization of $48.06 billion.

Buying $1000 In LNG: If an investor had bought $1000 of LNG stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,621.93 today based on a price of $214.22 for LNG at the time of writing.

Cheniere 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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