ITT (NYSE:ITT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 9.3% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.5%. Currently, ITT has a market capitalization of $15.25 billion.

Buying $100 In ITT: If an investor had bought $100 of ITT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $1,888.13 today based on a price of $195.47 for ITT at the time of writing.

ITT'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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