Gartner (NYSE: IT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.98% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.32%. Currently, Gartner has a market capitalization of $19.83 billion.

Buying $100 In IT: If an investor had bought $100 of IT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $875.03 today based on a price of $261.81 for IT at the time of writing.

Gartner's Performance Over Last 15 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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