Autodesk ADSK has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.96% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.02%. Currently, Autodesk has a market capitalization of $57.76 billion.

Buying $100 In ADSK: If an investor had bought $100 of ADSK stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $922.40 today based on a price of $271.16 for ADSK at the time of writing.

Autodesk's Performance Over Last 15 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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