IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 7.62% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.45%. Currently, IDEXX Laboratories has a market capitalization of $34.06 billion.

Buying $1000 In IDXX: If an investor had bought $1000 of IDXX stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $5,623.32 today based on a price of $413.82 for IDXX at the time of writing.

IDEXX Laboratories'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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