Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.35% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 8.75%. Currently, Signet Jewelers has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion.

Buying $100 In SIG: If an investor had bought $100 of SIG stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $359.76 today based on a price of $69.65 for SIG at the time of writing.

Signet Jewelers's Performance Over Last 15 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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