Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 10.0% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.66%. Currently, Ferguson has a market capitalization of $38.60 billion. Buying $1000 In FERG: If an investor had bought $1000 of FERG stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,777.04 today based on a price of $190.10 for FERG at the time of writing. Ferguson’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 make in your cash growth o…