Cummins (NYSE:CMI) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 4.16% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.62%. Currently, Cummins has a market capitalization of $89.01 billion.

Buying $1000 In CMI: If an investor had bought $1000 of CMI stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $5,110.34 today based on a price of $644.26 for CMI at the time of writing.

Cummins’s Performance Over Last 10 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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