Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 6.05% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.12%. Currently, Sherwin-Williams has a market capitalization of $84.07 billion.

Buying $100 In SHW: If an investor had bought $100 of SHW stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,411.39 today based on a price of $346.33 for SHW at the time of writing.

Sherwin-Williams’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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