Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.92% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.01%. Currently, Boston Scientific has a market capitalization of $125.17 billion.

Buying $1000 In BSX: If an investor had bought $1000 of BSX stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $10,630.79 today based on a price of $85.00 for BSX at the time of writing.

Boston Scientific'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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