Union Pacific UNP has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 6.21% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.38%. Currently, Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $147.21 billion.

Buying $1000 In UNP: If an investor had bought $1000 of UNP stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $14,724.09 today based on a price of $243.61 for UNP at the time of writing.

Union Pacific'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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