Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 1.05% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.15%. Currently, Agnico Eagle Mines has a market capitalization of $39.61 billion.

Buying $100 In AEM: If an investor had bought $100 of AEM stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $330.84 today based on a price of $78.99 for AEM at the time of writing.

Agnico Eagle Mines's Performance Over Last 10 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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