Here's How Much $100 Invested In American Water Works 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

American Water Works AWK has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.33% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.84%. Currently, American Water Works has a market capitalization of $24.99 billion.

Buying $100 In AWK: If an investor had bought $100 of AWK stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $699.84 today based on a price of $128.28 for AWK at the time of writing.

American Water Works'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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