GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 29.52% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 41.31%. Currently, GE Aerospace has a market capitalization of $386.00 billion.

Buying $100 In GE: If an investor had bought $100 of GE stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $576.40 today based on a price of $372.03 for GE at the time of writing.

GE Aerospace’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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