$100 Invested In This Stock 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth $900 Today

Gilead Sciences GILD has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.17% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.52%. Currently, Gilead Sciences has a market capitalization of $102.99 billion.

Buying $100 In GILD: If an investor had bought $100 of GILD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $902.07 today based on a price of $82.72 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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