Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 9.23% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.53%. Currently, Element Solutions has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion.

Buying $1000 In ESI: If an investor had bought $1000 of ESI stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,895.39 today based on a price of $28.00 for ESI at the time of writing.

Element Solutions's Performance Over Last 5 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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