Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.34% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.01%. Currently, Rockwell Automation has a market capitalization of $34.04 billion.

Buying $100 In ROK: If an investor had bought $100 of ROK stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $624.24 today based on a price of $296.32 for ROK at the time of writing.

Rockwell Automation'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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