DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 22.3% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 32.57%. Currently, DexCom has a market capitalization of $44.15 billion.

Buying $1000 In DXCM: If an investor had bought $1000 of DXCM stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $16,619.48 today based on a price of $113.82 for DXCM at the time of writing.

DexCom's Performance Over Last 10 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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