CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 3.98% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.53%. Currently, CSX has a market capitalization of $90.53 billion.

Buying $1000 In CSX: If an investor had bought $1000 of CSX stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $4,998.99 today based on a price of $48.87 for CSX at the time of writing.

CSX’s Performance Over Last 10 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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