Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 13.47% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 25.92%. Currently, Old Dominion Freight Line has a market capitalization of $51.53 billion.

Buying $1000 In ODFL: If an investor had bought $1000 of ODFL stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $31,727.95 today based on a price of $247.76 for ODFL at the time of writing.

Old Dominion Freight Line's Performance Over Last 15 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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