Centene (NYSE:CNC) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.95% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.35%. Currently, Centene has a market capitalization of $30.13 billion.

Buying $100 In CNC: If an investor had bought $100 of CNC stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $992.20 today based on a price of $61.02 for CNC at the time of writing.

Centene'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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