Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.16% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 27.09%. Currently, Occidental Petroleum has a market capitalization of $44.38 billion.
Buying $100 In OXY: If an investor had bought $100 of OXY stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $397.69 today based on a price of $47.29 for OXY at the time of writing.
Occidental 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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