Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.06% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.75%. Currently, Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $137.21 billion.

Buying $1000 In UNP: If an investor had bought $1000 of UNP stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $6,871.46 today based on a price of $226.32 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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