$1000 Invested In This Stock 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much

Valero Energy VLO has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.93% on an annualized basis.

Buying $1,000 In VLO: 20 years ago, an investor could have purchased 83.33 shares of Valero Energy at the time with $1,000. This investment in VLO would have produced an average annual return of 10.58%. Currently, Valero Energy has a market capitalization of $37.17 billion.

Valero Energy's Share Price Over Last 20 Years

This $1,000 investment would be worth $7,569.58 today based on a price of $90.81 for VLO at the time of writing.

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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