Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 6.21% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.68%. Currently, Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $26.93 billion.

Buying $100 In LUV: If an investor had bought $100 of LUV stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $550.42 today based on a price of $45.47 for LUV at the time of writing.

Southwest Airlines's Performance Over Last 10 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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