Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 13.98% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.16%. Currently, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $129.85 billion.

Buying $100 In VRTX: If an investor had bought $100 of VRTX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $5,245.54 today based on a price of $505.67 for VRTX at the time of writing.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Performance Over Last 20 Years

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