Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 9.68% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.13%. Currently, Chart Industries has a market capitalization of $8.29 billion.

Buying $1000 In GTLS: If an investor had bought $1000 of GTLS stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,717.01 today based on a price of $193.75 for GTLS at the time of writing.

Chart Industries'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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