Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 10.28% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.29%. Currently, Williams-Sonoma has a market capitalization of $26.36 billion.

Buying $1000 In WSM: If an investor had bought $1000 of WSM stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $20,839.90 today based on a price of $214.13 for WSM at the time of writing.

Williams-Sonoma'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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