Alaska Air Gr (NYSE:ALK) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.1% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.87%. Currently, Alaska Air Gr has a market capitalization of $5.78 billion.

Buying $1000 In ALK: If an investor had bought $1000 of ALK stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,574.26 today based on a price of $49.83 for ALK at the time of writing.

Alaska Air Gr’s Performance Over Last 20 Years

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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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