Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.95% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.29%. Currently, Gilead Sciences has a market capitalization of $113.57 billion. Buying $1000 In GILD: If an investor had bought $1000 of GILD stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $9,878.72 today based on a price of $91.22 for GILD at the time of writing. Gilead Sciences’s Performance Over Last 20 YearsFinally — 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 …