AerCap Holdings (NYSE:AER) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 5.46% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.33%. Currently, AerCap Holdings has a market capitalization of $18.27 billion.

Buying $1000 In AER: If an investor had bought $1000 of AER stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $10,676.17 today based on a price of $93.63 for AER at the time of writing.

AerCap Holdings's Performance Over Last 15 Years

Finally -- 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.

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