Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 16.22% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.63%. Currently, Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $207.38 billion.

Buying $1000 In COST: If an investor had bought $1000 of COST stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,892.31 today based on a price of $468.55 for COST at the time of writing.

Costco Wholesale'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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