ResMed (NYSE:RMD) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.78% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.15%. Currently, ResMed has a market capitalization of $31.47 billion.

Buying $100 In RMD: If an investor had bought $100 of RMD stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $200.67 today based on a price of $214.20 for RMD at the time of writing.

ResMed'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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