$1000 Invested In Caterpillar 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Caterpillar CAT has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.09% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.26%. Currently, Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $152.55 billion.

Buying $1000 In CAT: If an investor had bought $1000 of CAT stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $7,175.26 today based on a price of $324.35 for CAT at the time of writing.

Caterpillar'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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