$100 Invested In This Stock 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Gilead Sciences GILD has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.99% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.25%. Currently, Gilead Sciences has a market capitalization of $136.78 billion.

Buying $100 In GILD: If an investor had bought $100 of GILD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,044.25 today based on a price of $109.96 for GILD at the time of writing.

Gilead Sciences's Performance Over Last 20 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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