$100 Invested In This Stock 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Nucor NUE has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.53% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.95%. Currently, Nucor has a market capitalization of $32.51 billion.

Buying $100 In NUE: If an investor had bought $100 of NUE stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $294.08 today based on a price of $138.46 for NUE at the time of writing.

Nucor'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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