WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 6.66% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.15%. Currently, WESCO International has a market capitalization of $18.02 billion.

Buying $100 In WCC: If an investor had bought $100 of WCC stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $626.19 today based on a price of $369.70 for WCC at the time of writing.

WESCO International’s Performance Over Last 10 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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