GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 30.39% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 42.54%. Currently, GE Aerospace has a market capitalization of $339.32 billion.

Buying $1000 In GE: If an investor had bought $1000 of GE stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $5,821.30 today based on a price of $321.69 for GE at the time of writing.

GE Aerospace'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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