Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.36% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.08%. Currently, Lockheed Martin has a market capitalization of $113.93 billion.

Buying $1000 In LMT: If an investor had bought $1000 of LMT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $6,403.30 today based on a price of $484.73 for LMT at the time of writing.

Lockheed Martin'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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