Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 12.58% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 25.55%. Currently, Ingersoll Rand has a market capitalization of $40.34 billion.

Buying $1000 In IR: If an investor had bought $1000 of IR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $3,042.60 today based on a price of $99.95 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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