Hess (NYSE:HES) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.57% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.64%. Currently, Hess has a market capitalization of $45.18 billion. Buying $100 In HES: If an investor had bought $100 of HES stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $231.44 today based on a price of $146.63 for HES at the time of writing. Hess’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 over a period of time…