Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.74% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.14%. Currently, Gilead Sciences has a market capitalization of $118.77 billion.

Buying $1000 In GILD: If an investor had bought $1000 of GILD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $11,675.34 today based on a price of $95.30 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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