“I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a five year holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into Autodesk Inc (NASD: ADSK)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2020.
| Start date: | 12/28/2020 |
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| End date: | 12/24/2025 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $299.65 | ||||
| End price/share: | $298.21 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 33.37 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 33.37 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | -0.48% | ||||
| Average annual return: | -0.10% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $9,950.18 | ||||
As we can see, the five year investment result worked out poorly, with an annualized rate of return of -0.10%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $9,950.18 today (as of 12/24/2025). On a total return basis, that’s a result of -0.48% (something to think about: how might ADSK shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Here’s one more great investment quote before you go:
“Searching for companies is like looking for grubs under rocks: if you turn over 10 rocks you’ll likely find one grub; if you turn over 20 rocks you’ll find two.” — Peter Lynch
