Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.57% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.44%. Currently, Autodesk has a market capitalization of $51.48 billion. Buying $1000 In ADSK: If an investor had bought $1000 of ADSK stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $10,020.97 today based on a price of $238.90 for ADSK at the time of writing. Autodesk’s Performance Over Last 15 YearsFinally — 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 gr…