O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 14.15% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 25.87%. Currently, O'Reilly Automotive has a market capitalization of $71.30 billion.

Buying $100 In ORLY: If an investor had bought $100 of ORLY stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $3,150.53 today based on a price of $1235.10 for ORLY at the time of writing.

O'Reilly Automotive'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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