Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.47% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.38%. Currently, Lockheed Martin has a market capitalization of $133.09 billion. Buying $1000 In LMT: If an investor had bought $1000 of LMT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $7,473.77 today based on a price of $558.37 for LMT at the time of writing. Lockheed Martin’s Performance Over Last 15 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 …