All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

PRDGX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

PRDGX total return snapshot: PRDGX returned +17.44% over the past year and +12.34% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 29, 1993, PRDGX is up +2,385.01% in nominal total return, or +10.09%/yr, and is currently −0.87% below its total-return high on Aug. 12, 2026.

Data ending Wed Aug. 26, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1993-03-29💬 to Wed 2026-08-26 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
PRDGX
×
+2,385.01%
+10.09%/yr
+8.86%/yr
R2=0.948
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund Inc. Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1993-03-29💬 to Wed 2026-08-26 Start
Value
End
Value
PRDGX
×
$10,000.00
1993-03-29
$248,501.36
2026-08-26

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-26

  YTD YoY
PRDGX
×
+12.34% +17.44%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
PRDGX
×
−0.87%
on 2026-08-26
from 2026-08-12 peak
−49.79%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-13 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-08-26 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
PRDGX
×
+17.44% +27.13%
+12.75%/yr
+56.63%
+16.13%/yr
+59.82%
+9.83%/yr
+238.38%
+12.96%/yr

Annual Returns

Year PRDGX
2026 (YTD) +12.34%
2025 +14.74%
2024 +13.48%
2023 +13.68%
2022 −10.22%
2021 +26.03%
2020 +13.92%
2019 +31.02%
2018 −1.06%
2017 +19.32%
2016 +11.64%
2015 +2.25%
2014 +12.36%
2013 +30.36%
2012 +14.84%
2011 +3.53%
2010 +13.26%
2009 +26.14%
2008 −33.27%
2007 +7.11%
2006 +16.47%
2005 +3.37%
2004 +11.90%
2003 +25.17%
2002 −18.46%
2001 −3.65%
2000 +10.06%
1999 −2.81%
1998 +15.05%
1997 +30.82%
1996 +23.80%
1995 +28.63%
1994 −0.12%
1993 +8.82%