$1000 Invested In This Stock 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth $22,000 Today

Westlake WLK has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 9.37% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.45%. Currently, Westlake has a market capitalization of $18.02 billion.

Buying $1000 In WLK: If an investor had bought $1000 of WLK stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $22,200.16 today based on a price of $140.58 for WLK at the time of writing.

Westlake's Performance Over Last 15 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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