Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 16.64% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 29.57%. Currently, Freeport-McMoRan has a market capitalization of $63.80 billion. Buying $100 In FCX: If an investor had bought $100 of FCX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $344.27 today based on a price of $44.48 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 in yo…