$100 Invested In Marathon Petroleum 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 27.29% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 45.06%. Currently, Marathon Petroleum has a market capitalization of $46.32 billion.

Buying $100 In MPC: If an investor had bought $100 of MPC stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $642.52 today based on a price of $148.68 for MPC at the time of writing.

Marathon Petroleum'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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