Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.27% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.57%. Currently, Linde has a market capitalization of $229.42 billion. Buying $100 In LIN: If an investor had bought $100 of LIN stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $248.02 today based on a price of $480.45 for LIN at the time of writing. Linde’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 growth over a period o…