Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.01% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 7.22%. Currently, Johnson & Johnson has a market capitalization of $465.27 billion.

Buying $1000 In JNJ: If an investor had bought $1000 of JNJ stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $2,839.27 today based on a price of $176.81 for JNJ at the time of writing.

Johnson & Johnson'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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