EQT (NYSE:EQT) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.02% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.27%. Currently, EQT has a market capitalization of $18.18 billion.

Buying $1000 In EQT: If an investor had bought $1000 of EQT stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,234.53 today based on a price of $41.16 for EQT at the time of writing.

EQT's Performance Over Last 5 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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