PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 7.43% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.08%. Currently, PACCAR has a market capitalization of $59.74 billion.

Buying $1000 In PCAR: If an investor had bought $1000 of PCAR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,435.39 today based on a price of $114.00 for PCAR at the time of writing.

PACCAR'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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