Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 2.75% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.25%. Currently, Agilent Technologies has a market capitalization of $41.33 billion.

Buying $100 In A: If an investor had bought $100 of A stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $349.60 today based on a price of $141.02 for A at the time of writing.

Agilent Technologies's Performance Over Last 10 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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