Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 22.21% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 35.31%. Currently, Freeport-McMoRan has a market capitalization of $59.80 billion. Buying $1000 In FCX: If an investor had bought $1000 of FCX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $4,610.44 today based on a price of $41.62 for FCX at the time of writing. Freeport-McMoRan’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 i…