Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 12.9% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 26.97%. Currently, Ingersoll Rand has a market capitalization of $36.57 billion. Buying $100 In IR: If an investor had bought $100 of IR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $316.00 today based on a price of $90.63 for IR at the time of writing. Ingersoll Rand’s Performance Over Last 5 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 gro…