CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 8.01% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.44%. Currently, CF Industries Holdings has a market capitalization of $19.59 billion.

Buying $100 In CF: If an investor had bought $100 of CF stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $2,137.27 today based on a price of $127.50 for CF at the time of writing.

CF Industries Holdings's Performance Over Last 20 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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