Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.54% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.73%. Currently, Williams-Sonoma has a market capitalization of $20.36 billion.

Buying $1000 In WSM: If an investor had bought $1000 of WSM stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $9,176.47 today based on a price of $165.36 for WSM at the time of writing.

Williams-Sonoma's Performance Over Last 20 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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