Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 7.2% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.46%. Currently, Eli Lilly has a market capitalization of $1.06 trillion.

Buying $100 In LLY: If an investor had bought $100 of LLY stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $2,108.04 today based on a price of $1185.56 for LLY at the time of writing.

Eli Lilly’s Performance Over Last 20 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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