Cia Paranaense De Energia (NYSE:ELP) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.42% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.15%. Currently, Cia Paranaense De Energia has a market capitalization of $27.06 billion.

Buying $100 In ELP: If an investor had bought $100 of ELP stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $549.70 today based on a price of $9.07 for ELP at the time of writing.

Cia Paranaense De Energia's Performance Over Last 20 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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