Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.92% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.86%. Currently, Hormel Foods has a market capitalization of $26.30 billion.

Buying $100 In HRL: If an investor had bought $100 of HRL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $923.18 today based on a price of $48.17 for HRL at the time of writing.

Hormel Foods'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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