Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.26% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.52%. Currently, Autodesk has a market capitalization of $55.34 billion.

Buying $100 In ADSK: If an investor had bought $100 of ADSK stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,055.19 today based on a price of $256.78 for ADSK at the time of writing.

Autodesk's Performance Over Last 20 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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