Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 5.4% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.38%. Currently, Williams Companies has a market capitalization of $39.19 billion.

Buying $1000 In WMB: If an investor had bought $1000 of WMB stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $11,489.29 today based on a price of $32.16 for WMB at the time of writing.

Williams Companies'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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