A person can do all of the equity analysis that they want between companies, but sometimes, all a person has to do is look at history. It is funny how most displays of historical returns give a disclaimer like "past performance does not guarantee future results." And although that is true, this phrase is most commonly used among mutual funds, where the companies they hold are continually changing along with market conditions.
When it comes to individual companies, past performance does not guarantee future results, but it can be the best indicator for what the