Becton, Dickinson BDX has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.11% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.57%. Currently, Becton, Dickinson has a market capitalization of $69.49 billion.

Buying $100 In BDX: If an investor had bought $100 of BDX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $627.40 today based on a price of $244.67 for BDX at the time of writing.

Becton, Dickinson’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.

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