AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 2.92% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.97%. Currently, AstraZeneca has a market capitalization of $317.33 billion.

Buying $100 In AZN: If an investor had bought $100 of AZN stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $200.83 today based on a price of $204.69 for AZN at the time of writing.

AstraZeneca'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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