Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 6.82% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.29%. Currently, Thermo Fisher Scientific has a market capitalization of $213.81 billion.

Buying $100 In TMO: If an investor had bought $100 of TMO stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $503.68 today based on a price of $553.39 for TMO at the time of writing.

Thermo Fisher Scientific'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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