If you’ve been holding Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) shares for long, you’re likely a bit disappointed with the investment. The consumer products giant’s stock has trailed the market by a wide margin since late 2007, having risen just 20% in the past decade compared to the Dow’s 68% increase.
Add dividends into the mix and that gap gets much smaller, but P&G still trails the broader index and has underperformed peers like Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and Unilever (NYSE: UL).
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