Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ:CWST) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 7.91% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.66%. Currently, Casella Waste Systems has a market capitalization of $5.79 billion.

Buying $100 In CWST: If an investor had bought $100 of CWST stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,842.71 today based on a price of $91.03 for CWST at the time of writing.

Casella Waste Systems’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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