All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
PRDGX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, PRDGX returned +8.16% over the past year and +5.63% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 29, 1993, PRDGX is up +935.23% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.22%/yr, and is currently −3.83% below its real total-return high on Aug. 12, 2026.
Data ending Mon Oct. 5, 2026
| Mon 1993-03-29💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRDGX × |
+935.23%
+7.22%/yr |
+6.35%/yr
R2=0.906 |
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| T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund Inc. Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 1993-03-29💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| PRDGX × |
$10,000.00
1993-03-29 |
$103,523.31
2026-10-05 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| PRDGX × | +5.63% | +8.16% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| PRDGX × |
−3.83%
on 2026-10-05 from 2026-08-12 peak |
−50.74%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-13 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-10-05 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRDGX × | +8.16% |
+15.10% +7.29%/yr |
+45.55% +13.33%/yr |
+30.92% +5.54%/yr |
+139.16% +9.11%/yr |
| Year | PRDGX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.63% |
| 2025 | +11.75% |
| 2024 | +10.30% |
| 2023 | +10.00% |
| 2022 | −15.67% |
| 2021 | +17.74% |
| 2020 | +12.39% |
| 2019 | +28.10% |
| 2018 | −2.91% |
| 2017 | +16.85% |
| 2016 | +9.38% |
| 2015 | +1.51% |
| 2014 | +11.52% |
| 2013 | +28.43% |
| 2012 | +12.89% |
| 2011 | +0.54% |
| 2010 | +11.59% |
| 2009 | +22.80% |
| 2008 | −33.33% |
| 2007 | +2.90% |
| 2006 | +13.61% |
| 2005 | −0.06% |
| 2004 | +8.37% |
| 2003 | +22.86% |
| 2002 | −20.36% |
| 2001 | −5.11% |
| 2000 | +6.45% |
| 1999 | −5.35% |
| 1998 | +13.22% |
| 1997 | +28.63% |
| 1996 | +19.82% |
| 1995 | +25.44% |
| 1994 | −2.72% |
| 1993 | +7.15% |
