O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 13.89% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.62%. Currently, O'Reilly Automotive has a market capitalization of $57.09 billion.

Buying $1000 In ORLY: If an investor had bought $1000 of ORLY stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $50,546.28 today based on a price of $947.49 for ORLY at the time of writing.

O'Reilly Automotive'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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