General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.74% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.4%. Currently, General Dynamics has a market capitalization of $75.34 billion. Buying $1000 In GD: If an investor had bought $1000 of GD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $5,976.00 today based on a price of $274.99 for GD at the time of writing. General Dynamics’s Performance Over Last 20 YearsFinally — 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 y…