Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.36% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.37%. Currently, Ross Stores has a market capitalization of $77.96 billion.

Buying $100 In ROST: If an investor had bought $100 of ROST stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $217.81 today based on a price of $237.09 for ROST at the time of writing.

Ross Stores’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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