If you had invested $100 in this stock 10 years ago, you would have $300 today – Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT)

Caterpillar CAT Over the past 10 years, Caterpillar has outperformed the market by 1.42% on an annualized basis, resulting in an average annual return of 12.17%. Caterpillar currently has a market capitalization of $165.6 billion.

Buying $100 in CAT: If an investor had bought $100 worth of CAT stock 10 years ago, it would have been worth $313.79 today based on a price of $338.61 for CAT at the time of writing.

Caterpillar's performance over the past 10 years

Finally, what's the point of all this? The key takeaway from this article is to look at the difference that compound returns can make to the growth of your cash over time.

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