Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.91% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.23%. Currently, Autodesk has a market capitalization of $62.24 billion.

Buying $1000 In ADSK: If an investor had bought $1000 of ADSK stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $10,019.77 today based on a price of $288.82 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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