ConocoPhillips COP has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 29.62%. Currently, ConocoPhillips has a market capitalization of $121.41 billion.

Buying $1000 In COP: If an investor had bought $1000 of COP stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $3,040.47 today based on a price of $95.42 for COP at the time of writing.

ConocoPhillips'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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