Stryker SYK has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 1.1% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.19%. Currently, Stryker has a market capitalization of $143.39 billion.

Buying $1000 In SYK: If an investor had bought $1000 of SYK stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,368.76 today based on a price of $375.79 for SYK at the time of writing.

Stryker'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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