Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 12.29% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.14%. Currently, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a market capitalization of $46.98 billion.

Buying $1000 In CMG: If an investor had bought $1000 of CMG stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $44,460.84 today based on a price of $35.53 for CMG at the time of writing.

Chipotle Mexican Grill’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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