$100 Invested In American Water Works 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

American Water Works AWK has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.89%. Currently, American Water Works has a market capitalization of $27.36 billion.

Buying $100 In AWK: If an investor had bought $100 of AWK stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $612.37 today based on a price of $140.54 for AWK at the time of writing.

American Water Works's Performance Over Last 15 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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