Aflac (NYSE:AFL) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.38% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.8%. Currently, Aflac has a market capitalization of $57.73 billion.

Buying $100 In AFL: If an investor had bought $100 of AFL stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $208.39 today based on a price of $106.41 for AFL at the time of writing.

Aflac's Performance Over Last 5 Years

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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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