Benzinga | Oct 7, 2021 12:15PM EDT

$100 Invested In This Stock Over The Last 5 Years, Would Be Worth This Much

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) has outperformed the market over the past 90 days by 5.9%, generating a 7.2% 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 Apollo Global Management has been paying out a regular cash dividend every year over the past 5 years. Investors who fail to account for dividends are missing a key ingredient in calculating a stock's profitability over time.

Visualzing $100 Cash Growth Over Last 5

By looking at the price chart of APO'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.