Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.98% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.86%. Currently, Franco-Nevada has a market capitalization of $26.11 billion.

Buying $100 In FNV: If an investor had bought $100 of FNV stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $200.80 today based on a price of $136.22 for FNV at the time of writing.

Franco-Nevada's Performance Over Last 5 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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