Here's How Much $100 Invested In Caterpillar 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

Caterpillar CAT has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.32% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.11%. Currently, Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $94.92 billion.

Buying $100 In CAT: If an investor had bought $100 of CAT stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,025.49 today based on a price of $179.80 for CAT at the time of writing.

Caterpillar's Performance Over Last 20 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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