Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 6.94% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.08%. Currently, Eli Lilly has a market capitalization of $818.29 billion.

Buying $1000 In LLY: If an investor had bought $1000 of LLY stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $16,397.77 today based on a price of $911.06 for LLY at the time of writing.

Eli Lilly'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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