D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 9.75% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.96%. Currently, D.R. Horton has a market capitalization of $47.12 billion.

Buying $100 In DHI: If an investor had bought $100 of DHI stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $668.34 today based on a price of $142.70 for DHI at the time of writing.

D.R. Horton's Performance Over Last 10 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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