$1000 Invested In Caterpillar 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Caterpillar CAT has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.57% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.92%. Currently, Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $176.42 billion.

Buying $1000 In CAT: If an investor had bought $1000 of CAT stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $4,355.78 today based on a price of $365.40 for CAT at the time of writing.

Caterpillar'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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