Ascendis Pharma (NASDAQ:ASND) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 42.33% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 53.49%. Currently, Ascendis Pharma has a market capitalization of $9.34 billion.

Buying $100 In ASND: If an investor had bought $100 of ASND stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $7,139.06 today based on a price of $156.19 for ASND at the time of writing.

Ascendis Pharma'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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