$1000 Invested In W.W. Grainger 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 7.08% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.93%. Currently, W.W. Grainger has a market capitalization of $44.18 billion.

Buying $1000 In GWW: If an investor had bought $1000 of GWW stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $16,528.36 today based on a price of $900.47 for GWW at the time of writing.

W.W. Grainger's Performance Over Last 20 Years

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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