Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 7.24% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.09%. Currently, Autodesk has a market capitalization of $53.20 billion.

Buying $1000 In ADSK: If an investor had bought $1000 of ADSK stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $5,338.27 today based on a price of $248.71 for ADSK at the time of writing.

Autodesk's Performance Over Last 10 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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