Few Australian companies have created as much wealth for long-term investors as CSL Ltd (ASX: CSL).
The biotechnology giant has experienced a difficult few years, with disappointing earnings growth and a share price that has struggled to regain its former highs.
But when you look at its performance over several decades, the story is extraordinary.
When CSL listed on the ASX in 1994, its shares were issued at $2.30. By the time it celebrated 25 years on the market in 2019, the company reported that its share price had grown at an average compound rate of 25.2% annually, accounting for its share split.
Imagine being among those early investors and holding on as the company grew into an international healthcare powerhouse.
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Finding the next big winner
What makes CSL’s success so impressive is how much the business has grown since listing on the ASX.
It expanded internationally, acquired other businesses, invested heavily in research, and developed medicines that became important treatments for patients worldwide.
And investors who bought shares before much of that growth took place have been rewarded handsomely.
That’s what makes looking for the next great Australian healthcare company so interesting to me.
If you can identify a business with a promising treatment, a large potential market, and the ability to expand internationally, there could be considerable rewards as it grows.
Of course, finding those opportunities is far from easy. Many biotechnology companies spend years developing treatments that ultimately fail clinical trials or never receive regulatory approval. And even an approved treatment doesn’t guarantee commercial success.
That’s why I’d be looking for companies that have already demonstrated meaningful progress and have a realistic opportunity to build much larger businesses.
I certainly don’t expect another company to replicate CSL’s extraordinary performance.
But there are three ASX healthcare shares that I think have the potential to achieve substantial growth over the coming years.
Each has already reached an important commercial milestone, and each has opportunities that could transform its future.
Here’s why I think they deserve a closer look.
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Va gur Frcgrzore 2026 dhnegre, Elbapvy trarengrq HF$28 zvyyvba va arg erirahr, ercerfragvat tebjgu bs 44% lrne ba lrne. Gur pbzcnal nyfb ercbegrq n fhofgnagvny vzcebirzrag va vgf bcrengvat pnfu fcraqvat.
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Arhera Cuneznprhgvpnyf Ygq (NFK: ARH)
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