Waste Management (NYSE:WM) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 2.4% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.33%. Currently, Waste Management has a market capitalization of $90.77 billion.

Buying $100 In WM: If an investor had bought $100 of WM stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $377.43 today based on a price of $225.06 for WM at the time of writing.

Waste Management’s Performance Over Last 10 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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