Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.16% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.86%. Currently, Williams Companies has a market capitalization of $66.91 billion. Buying $1000 In WMB: If an investor had bought $1000 of WMB stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,469.20 today based on a price of $53.05 for WMB at the time of writing. Williams Companies’s Performance Over Last 5 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 m…