Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE:APD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.26% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.88%. Currently, Air Products & Chemicals has a market capitalization of $72.63 billion.

Buying $100 In APD: If an investor had bought $100 of APD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $670.90 today based on a price of $326.70 for APD at the time of writing.

Air Products & Chemicals's Performance Over Last 20 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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