Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.93% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.18%. Currently, Amgen has a market capitalization of $187.48 billion.

Buying $100 In AMGN: If an investor had bought $100 of AMGN stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $645.53 today based on a price of $347.78 for AMGN at the time of writing.

Amgen's Performance Over Last 15 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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