MasTec (NYSE:MTZ) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 9.55% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.13%. Currently, MasTec has a market capitalization of $28.90 billion.

Buying $100 In MTZ: If an investor had bought $100 of MTZ stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,937.07 today based on a price of $366.30 for MTZ at the time of writing.

MasTec's Performance Over Last 15 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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