Nucor (NYSE:NUE) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.05% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.29%. Currently, Nucor has a market capitalization of $34.81 billion. Buying $100 In NUE: If an investor had bought $100 of NUE stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $714.67 today based on a price of $145.19 for NUE at the time of writing. Nucor’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 your cash growth over a period o…