$1000 Invested In Becton Dickinson 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Becton Dickinson BDX has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.89% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.42%. Currently, Becton Dickinson has a market capitalization of $70.76 billion.

Buying $1000 In BDX: If an investor had bought $1000 of BDX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,057.68 today based on a price of $244.38 for BDX at the time of writing.

Becton Dickinson'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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