Here's How Much $100 Invested In Vertex Pharmaceuticals 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.09% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 24.11%. Currently, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $126.33 billion.

Buying $100 In VRTX: If an investor had bought $100 of VRTX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $293.44 today based on a price of $489.55 for VRTX at the time of writing.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Performance Over Last 5 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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