Cummins (NYSE:CMI) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 2.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.08%. Currently, Cummins has a market capitalization of $64.27 billion.

Buying $100 In CMI: If an investor had bought $100 of CMI stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $201.37 today based on a price of $467.49 for CMI at the time of writing.

Cummins'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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