Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.21% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.34%. Currently, Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $501.10 billion.
Buying $1000 In CAT: If an investor had bought $1000 of CAT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $9,826.25 today based on a price of $1065.46 for CAT at the time of writing.
Caterpillar’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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