Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.68% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.34%. Currently, Lowe's Companies has a market capitalization of $130.60 billion.

Buying $1000 In LOW: If an investor had bought $1000 of LOW stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $8,566.34 today based on a price of $228.25 for LOW at the time of writing.

Lowe's 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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