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

Merck & Co MRK has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.03% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.06%. Currently, Merck & Co has a market capitalization of $284.95 billion.

Buying $100 In MRK: If an investor had bought $100 of MRK stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $201.67 today based on a price of $112.30 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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