Transocean (NYSE:RIG) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.16% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.1%. Currently, Transocean has a market capitalization of $7.63 billion.

Buying $1000 In RIG: If an investor had bought $1000 of RIG stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,125.77 today based on a price of $6.91 for RIG at the time of writing.

Transocean's Performance Over Last 5 Years

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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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