ADSK Stock — Autodesk Inc.

Autodesk Inc. (ADSK)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ADSK is a Stock. Total return is 49252.0% over the past 41.3 years.

Autodesk develops 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software solutions used by architects, engineers, manufacturers, and media professionals worldwide, offering products including AutoCAD, Revit, Fusion, Maya, and 3ds Max alongside cloud-based collaboration and asset management platforms. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders, though it has made special distributions in the past that should not be considered recurring income. Autodesk appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors focused on the software and design technology sector rather than those seeking regular dividend income.

ADSK performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 49252.0% over the past 41.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -20.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 40.1%.

ADSK key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/28/1985

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

0.18

Last close

$239.90 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$50,139,100,000

Average volume

2039690.0

Ex-dividend date

03/22/2005

Payment date

04/08/2005

Beta

1.327

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

31.12

Forward P/E

17.6056

EPS

$7.71

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ADSK risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 40.1%.

Who may consider ADSK — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ADSK does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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