Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 15.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 27.16%. Currently, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a market capitalization of $84.76 billion.

Buying $100 In CMG: If an investor had bought $100 of CMG stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $3,727.08 today based on a price of $62.20 for CMG at the time of writing.

Chipotle Mexican Grill'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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