Honeywell Intl (NASDAQ:HON) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.27% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.59%. Currently, Honeywell Intl has a market capitalization of $138.25 billion.

Buying $1000 In HON: If an investor had bought $1000 of HON stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,188.72 today based on a price of $212.30 for HON at the time of writing.

Honeywell Intl'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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