$1000 Invested In This Stock 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth $31,000 Today

Edwards Lifesciences EW has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 11.1% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.65%. Currently, Edwards Lifesciences has a market capitalization of $46.19 billion.

Buying $1000 In EW: If an investor had bought $1000 of EW stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $30,792.45 today based on a price of $76.16 for EW at the time of writing.

Edwards Lifesciences'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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