GILD Returns 11.31% Annually Over 20 Years

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD ) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.04% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.31%.

Currently, Gilead Sciences has a market capitalization of $168.65 billion.

Buying $1000 In GILD: If an investor had bought $1000 of GILD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $8,488.28 today based on a price of $136.01 for GILD at the time of writing.

Gilead Sciences’s Performance Over Last 20 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.