Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 15.15% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 27.78%. Currently, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a market capitalization of $73.31 billion.

Buying $1000 In CMG: If an investor had bought $1000 of CMG stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $3,196.57 today based on a price of $53.53 for CMG at the time of writing.

Chipotle Mexican Grill'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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