AMETEK (NYSE:AME) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 2.0% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.39%. Currently, AMETEK has a market capitalization of $39.46 billion. Buying $1000 In AME: If an investor had bought $1000 of AME stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $3,396.57 today based on a price of $170.44 for AME at the time of writing. AMETEK’s Performance Over Last 10 YearsFinally — 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 pe…