$1000 Invested In This Stock 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth $2,900 Today

Freeport-McMoRan FCX has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.32% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.0%. Currently, Freeport-McMoRan has a market capitalization of $54.15 billion.

Buying $1000 In FCX: If an investor had bought $1000 of FCX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,945.62 today based on a price of $37.75 for FCX at the time of writing.

Freeport-McMoRan'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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