Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.07% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 10.28%. Currently, Becton Dickinson has a market capitalization of $75.17 billion.

Buying $100 In BDX: If an investor had bought $100 of BDX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $709.64 today based on a price of $259.10 for BDX at the time of writing.

Becton Dickinson'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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