Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 16.51% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 27.83%. Currently, Phillips 66 has a market capitalization of $96.28 billion.

Buying $100 In PSX: If an investor had bought $100 of PSX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $351.89 today based on a price of $240.13 for PSX at the time of writing.

Phillips 66’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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