Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 17.86% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 27.81%. Currently, Agnico Eagle Mines has a market capitalization of $97.13 billion.

Buying $1000 In AEM: If an investor had bought $1000 of AEM stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $3,276.86 today based on a price of $193.87 for AEM at the time of writing.

Agnico Eagle Mines's Performance Over Last 5 Years

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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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