Cenovus Energy CVE has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 1.64% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.18%. Currently, Cenovus Energy has a market capitalization of $32.44 billion.

Buying $1000 In CVE: If an investor had bought $1000 of CVE stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,008.17 today based on a price of $17.48 for CVE at the time of writing.

Cenovus Energy's Performance Over Last 5 Years

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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