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

Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 12.15% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.56%. Currently, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $118.76 billion.

Buying $100 In VRTX: If an investor had bought $100 of VRTX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $4,227.04 today based on a price of $461.17 for VRTX at the time of writing.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals'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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