CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 10.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.26%. Currently, CF Industries Holdings has a market capitalization of $19.56 billion.

Buying $100 In CF: If an investor had bought $100 of CF stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $278.40 today based on a price of $129.25 for CF at the time of writing.

CF Industries Holdings’s Performance Over Last 5 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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