Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.48% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.11%. Currently, Lockheed Martin has a market capitalization of $113.29 billion.

Buying $100 In LMT: If an investor had bought $100 of LMT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $634.22 today based on a price of $482.00 for LMT at the time of writing.

Lockheed Martin'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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