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

Ecolab ECL has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 3.19% on an annualized basis.

Buying $100 In ECL: 15 years ago, an investor could have purchased 2.24 shares of Ecolab at the time with $100. This investment in ECL would have produced an average annual return of 11.48%. Currently, Ecolab has a market capitalization of $64.91 billion.

Ecolab's Share Price Over Last 15 Years

If you had invested $100 in Ecolab you would have approximately $506.82 today.

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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