Equifax EFX has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.4% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.51%. Currently, Equifax has a market capitalization of $33.45 billion.

Buying $100 In EFX: If an investor had bought $100 of EFX stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $986.90 today based on a price of $269.89 for EFX at the time of writing.

Equifax's Performance Over Last 15 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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