General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 2.17% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.84%. Currently, General Dynamics has a market capitalization of $62.23 billion.

Buying $1000 In GD: If an investor had bought $1000 of GD stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $3,595.08 today based on a price of $226.90 for GD at the time of writing.

General Dynamics'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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