Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 12.24% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.4%. Currently, Williams Companies has a market capitalization of $95.70 billion.

Buying $100 In WMB: If an investor had bought $100 of WMB stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $298.37 today based on a price of $78.25 for WMB at the time of writing.

Williams Companies'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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