Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 9.85% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.84%. Currently, Boston Scientific has a market capitalization of $142.26 billion.

Buying $100 In BSX: If an investor had bought $100 of BSX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $276.02 today based on a price of $96.18 for BSX at the time of writing.

Boston Scientific’s Performance Over Last 5 Years

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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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