$100 Invested In Caterpillar 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Caterpillar CAT has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 10.8% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 25.19%. Currently, Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $187.63 billion.

Buying $100 In CAT: If an investor had bought $100 of CAT stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $313.02 today based on a price of $398.94 for CAT at the time of writing.

Caterpillar'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.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.