Acuity (NYSE:AYI) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.38% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.6%. Currently, Acuity has a market capitalization of $10.03 billion.

Buying $1000 In AYI: If an investor had bought $1000 of AYI stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $7,506.38 today based on a price of $335.16 for AYI at the time of writing.

Acuity’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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