Sociedad Quimica Y Minera (NYSE:SQM) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 13.46% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.11%. Currently, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera has a market capitalization of $25.35 billion.

Buying $100 In SQM: If an investor had bought $100 of SQM stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $4,744.52 today based on a price of $88.74 for SQM at the time of writing.

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera'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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