Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 20.83% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 29.27%. Currently, Aspen Technology has a market capitalization of $15.48 billion.

Buying $100 In AZPN: If an investor had bought $100 of AZPN stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $368.32 today based on a price of $239.86 for AZPN at the time of writing.

Aspen Technology's Performance Over Last 5 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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