Petrobras Brasileiro (NYSE:PBR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 7.21% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.37%. Currently, Petrobras Brasileiro has a market capitalization of $121.28 billion.

Buying $100 In PBR: If an investor had bought $100 of PBR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $230.10 today based on a price of $18.82 for PBR at the time of writing.

Petrobras Brasileiro'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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