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Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE:APD) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.68% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 8.47%. Currently, Air Products & Chemicals has a market capitalization of $56.74 billion.
Buying $100 In APD: If an investor had bought $100 of APD stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $339.52 today based on a price of $255.86 for APD at the time of writing.
Air Products & Chemicals's Performance Over Last 15 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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