$100 Invested In This Stock 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Valero Energy VLO has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.8% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.86%. Currently, Valero Energy has a market capitalization of $42.20 billion.

Buying $100 In VLO: If an investor had bought $100 of VLO stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $797.67 today based on a price of $133.29 for VLO at the time of writing.

Valero Energy'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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