Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 9.35% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.08%. Currently, Ingersoll Rand has a market capitalization of $41.41 billion.

Buying $100 In IR: If an investor had bought $100 of IR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $281.67 today based on a price of $102.75 for IR at the time of writing.

Ingersoll Rand's Performance Over Last 5 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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