Capital One Finl (NYSE:COF) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 2.77% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.13%. Currently, Capital One Finl has a market capitalization of $137.63 billion.

Buying $100 In COF: If an investor had bought $100 of COF stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $206.08 today based on a price of $220.18 for COF at the time of writing.

Capital One Finl'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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