Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.94% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.13%. Currently, Pioneer Natural Resources has a market capitalization of $63.76 billion.

Buying $100 In PXD: If an investor had bought $100 of PXD stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,021.25 today based on a price of $272.92 for PXD at the time of writing.

Pioneer Natural Resources'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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