Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.96% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.81%. Currently, Franco-Nevada has a market capitalization of $32.88 billion.

Buying $100 In FNV: If an investor had bought $100 of FNV stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $595.80 today based on a price of $170.75 for FNV at the time of writing.

Franco-Nevada'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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