Vistra (NYSE:VST) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 16.09% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 30.01%. Currently, Vistra has a market capitalization of $34.44 billion.

Buying $100 In VST: If an investor had bought $100 of VST stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $371.70 today based on a price of $100.25 for VST at the time of writing.

Vistra'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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