Eaton Corp (NYSE:ETN) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 15.86% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 29.68%. Currently, Eaton Corp has a market capitalization of $130.55 billion.

Buying $1000 In ETN: If an investor had bought $1000 of ETN stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $3,762.37 today based on a price of $330.34 for ETN at the time of writing.

Eaton Corp'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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