$100 Invested In Norfolk Southern 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.13% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.64%. Currently, Norfolk Southern has a market capitalization of $57.24 billion.

Buying $100 In NSC: If an investor had bought $100 of NSC stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,086.53 today based on a price of $253.00 for NSC at the time of writing.

Norfolk Southern'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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