Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning Merck & Co Stock In The Last 5 Years

Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.02% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.92%. Currently, Merck & Co has a market capitalization of $355.77 billion.

Buying $100 In MRK: If an investor had bought $100 of MRK stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $200.54 today based on a price of $144.20 for MRK at the time of writing.

Merck & Co’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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