Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 28.17% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 40.81%. Currently, Builders FirstSource has a market capitalization of $16.40 billion.

Buying $100 In BLDR: If an investor had bought $100 of BLDR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $564.99 today based on a price of $142.49 for BLDR at the time of writing.

Builders FirstSource's Performance Over Last 5 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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