Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.94% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.42%. Currently, Generac Holdings has a market capitalization of $10.63 billion.

Buying $100 In GNRC: If an investor had bought $100 of GNRC stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $958.22 today based on a price of $180.09 for GNRC at the time of writing.

Generac Holdings’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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