Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 13.51% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.76%. Currently, Granite Construction has a market capitalization of $5.44 billion.

Buying $100 In GVA: If an investor had bought $100 of GVA stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $298.61 today based on a price of $122.52 for GVA at the time of writing.

Granite Construction’s Performance Over Last 5 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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