WEX (NYSE:WEX) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 31.55% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 43.92%. Currently, WEX has a market capitalization of $7.61 billion.

Buying $100 In WEX: If an investor had bought $100 of WEX stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $23,532.01 today based on a price of $181.54 for WEX at the time of writing.

WEX's Performance Over Last 15 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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