Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.75% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.95%. Currently, Ecolab has a market capitalization of $70.90 billion.
Buying $1000 In ECL: If an investor had bought $1000 of ECL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $8,111.29 today based on a price of $249.19 for ECL at the time of writing.
Ecolab'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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