AerCap Holdings AER has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.61% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.55%. Currently, AerCap Holdings has a market capitalization of $18.48 billion.

Buying $100 In AER: If an investor had bought $100 of AER stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $869.64 today based on a price of $97.40 for AER at the time of writing.

AerCap Holdings's Performance Over Last 15 Years

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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