Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.88% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.58%. Currently, Hyatt Hotels has a market capitalization of $14.95 billion.

Buying $100 In H: If an investor had bought $100 of H stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $212.98 today based on a price of $158.65 for H at the time of writing.

Hyatt Hotels’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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