AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.65% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.8%. Currently, AbbVie has a market capitalization of $436.27 billion.

Buying $1000 In ABBV: If an investor had bought $1000 of ABBV stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,188.61 today based on a price of $246.65 for ABBV at the time of writing.

AbbVie’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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