Eaton Corp (NYSE:ETN) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 7.29% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.11%. Currently, Eaton Corp has a market capitalization of $161.28 billion.

Buying $1000 In ETN: If an investor had bought $1000 of ETN stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $6,655.25 today based on a price of $408.10 for ETN at the time of writing.

Eaton Corp'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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