Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.9% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.75%. Currently, Republic Services has a market capitalization of $38.49 billion.

Buying $1000 In RSG: If an investor had bought $1000 of RSG stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $9,070.72 today based on a price of $121.85 for RSG at the time of writing.

Republic Services'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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