Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 13.18% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.5%. Currently, Ferguson has a market capitalization of $42.81 billion.

Buying $100 In FERG: If an investor had bought $100 of FERG stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $302.49 today based on a price of $211.44 for FERG at the time of writing.

Ferguson'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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