Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 8.6% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.95%. Currently, Waste Connections has a market capitalization of $34.21 billion.

Buying $1000 In WCN: If an investor had bought $1000 of WCN stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $19,222.37 today based on a price of $132.78 for WCN at the time of writing.

Waste Connections's Performance Over Last 20 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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