Eaton Corp (NYSE:ETN) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.94% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.13%. Currently, Eaton Corp has a market capitalization of $82.99 billion.

Buying $1000 In ETN: If an investor had bought $1000 of ETN stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $8,524.34 today based on a price of $208.00 for ETN at the time of writing.

Eaton Corp's Performance Over Last 20 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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