$100 Invested In This Stock 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth $400 Today

Southwest Airlines LUV has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.52% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.43%. Currently, Southwest Airlines has a market capitalization of $22.05 billion.

Buying $100 In LUV: If an investor had bought $100 of LUV stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $419.83 today based on a price of $37.16 for LUV at the time of writing.

Southwest Airlines's Performance Over Last 10 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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