Eagle Materials EXP has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 5.13% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.66%. Currently, Eagle Materials has a market capitalization of $10.18 billion.

Buying $100 In EXP: If an investor had bought $100 of EXP stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,275.41 today based on a price of $302.89 for EXP at the time of writing.

Eagle Materials's Performance Over Last 20 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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