$100 Invested In This Stock Over The Last 20 Years, Would Be Worth This Much

Principal Financial Gr (NASDAQ:PFG) has outperformed the market over the past 90 days by 7.29%, generating a 5.6% return for its investors over the time period. Now, given this information, it may seem like price appreciation alone is the best way to have made money on this stock, that's not actually the case.

This is because Principal Financial Gr has been paying out a regular cash dividend every year over the past 20 years. Investors who fail to account for dividends are missing a key ingredient in calculating a stock's profitability over time.

Visualizing Principal Financial Gr's Return Over Last 20

By looking at the price chart of PFG's common stock one can see that price appreciation alone misses a fair bit of value if one's considering holding the stock for a long period of time. This is the case for other equities too; check out all Benzinga's dividend data here or in an enhanced view on Benzinga Pro.