Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 11.7% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.1%. Currently, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $105.56 billion.

Buying $1000 In VRTX: If an investor had bought $1000 of VRTX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $39,441.77 today based on a price of $409.89 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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