Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 12.6% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.87%. Currently, Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $453.82 billion.

Buying $100 In COST: If an investor had bought $100 of COST stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $280.40 today based on a price of $1022.91 for COST at the time of writing.

Costco Wholesale'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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