Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 19.61% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 30.51%. Currently, Eli Lilly and Co has a market capitalization of $843.36 billion.

Buying $1000 In LLY: If an investor had bought $1000 of LLY stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $14,302.72 today based on a price of $887.37 for LLY at the time of writing.

Eli Lilly and Co's Performance Over Last 10 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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