Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.05% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.68%. Currently, Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $70.45 billion.

Buying $1000 In ROST: If an investor had bought $1000 of ROST stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $6,089.29 today based on a price of $214.25 for ROST at the time of writing.

Ross Stores'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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