AMETEK (NYSE:AME) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 6.65% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.88%. Currently, AMETEK has a market capitalization of $55.54 billion.

Buying $1000 In AME: If an investor had bought $1000 of AME stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $19,117.90 today based on a price of $242.33 for AME at the time of writing.

AMETEK’s Performance Over Last 20 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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