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MAY 22, 2024

The mission-critical nature of Snap-on's tools and its leadership position within its niche have combined to deliver total returns of around 11,500% since its initial public offering in 1972. The company has returned over 1,800%, since 2000, nearly quadrupling the S&P 500 index's total returns.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Powersports juggernaut Polaris (NYSE: PII) has recorded total returns of nearly 30,000% since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1987. To put this incredible rise in perspective, a $3,400 investment at the company's IPO would have made you a millionaire using today's share price and accumulated dividends.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Nevertheless, since its initial public offering in 2005, Omega Flex has proven to be a quiet multibagger, delivering total returns above 800% -- a 13% annualized rate. ROIC measures a company's profitability compared to its debt and equity.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Rising more than 300% in the last decade and 7,000% since its 1997 initial public offering, precision instrument specialist Mettler-Toledo (NYSE: MTD) may be one of the most successful stocks few investors know about.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

While revenue growth slowed to 26% in its latest quarter -- with management guiding for just a 17% increase in the upcoming quarter -- Fortinet's return on invested capital (ROIC) of 132% is the second-highest in the S&P 500 Index. A stock's ROIC measures its profitability compared to its debt and equity.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Now that the Fed has issued its first rate cut, Realty Income is poised to enjoy a more friendly operating environment where debt is cheaper. The company has raised its dividend yearly since its initial public offering, a streak of 31 consecutive years. As REITs go, Realty Income is one of the best.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 7, 2024

However, I believe that many of these richly valued stocks (not all, though) trade at lofty valuations for a good reason, as they have the potential for multibagger returns over a decades-long time horizon. One such company is the fast-casual chicken wings chain Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING). With the company currently down 22% as of Dec.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 19, 2025

Growing cash returns to shareholders Since its initial public offering in 2015, Wingstop's share price has appreciated 798%, leaving the company just shy of being a nine-bagger. As this article shows, stocks with high-and-rising cash ROICs like Wingstop's have a lengthy history of producing market-stomping returns.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 5, 2025

Medpace offers a full suite of development services for small to medium-sized biotechs, helping them get from phase I to phase IV (and beyond) in the clinical trial process. Serving this niche, Medpace has been an 11-bagger since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2016 -- quintupling the S&P 500 's total returns over the same time.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

And it has been a market-beating proposition since its 2013 initial public offering, more than quintupling investors' returns over that time. Stocks with high and rising ROICs have historically outperformed their lower-ranked peers since they generate outsize profits compared to their debt and equity.

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