NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 19.56% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 31.65%. Currently, NRG Energy has a market capitalization of $27.30 billion.

Buying $100 In NRG: If an investor had bought $100 of NRG stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $383.68 today based on a price of $129.38 for NRG at the time of writing.

NRG Energy'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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