$1000 Invested In Waste Management 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.61% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.96%. Currently, Waste Management has a market capitalization of $93.93 billion.

Buying $1000 In WM: If an investor had bought $1000 of WM stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $7,053.49 today based on a price of $233.43 for WM at the time of writing.

Waste Management's Performance Over Last 15 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.

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