Valero Energy VLO has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.05% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.17%. Currently, Valero Energy has a market capitalization of $41.56 billion.

Buying $1000 In VLO: If an investor had bought $1000 of VLO stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $7,386.20 today based on a price of $129.71 for VLO at the time of writing.

Valero Energy’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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