Marriott Intl (NASDAQ:MAR) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.73% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.73%. Currently, Marriott Intl has a market capitalization of $64.71 billion.

Buying $1000 In MAR: If an investor had bought $1000 of MAR stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $9,216.15 today based on a price of $226.56 for MAR at the time of writing.

Marriott Intl'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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