@a5 So you pick one particular period to prove your point? You must think that other people are as d-mb as you are.
TMUS outperformed Verizon when comparing a $1,000 investment with a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) from May 2013 (TMUS launch) to late 2026.
TMUS turned your $1,000 into approximately $8,287 (a total return of 728.7%). TMUS did not pay a dividend for most of this period, almost all of this growth came from pure stock price appreciation, with shares surging from around $19.40 to over $154.
Verizon turned your $1,000 into approximately $1,957 (a total return of 95.7%). While Verizon's high dividend yield nearly doubled your total share count via DRIP, the actual stock price flatlined, moving from roughly $44.27 to $45.24 over the 13-year period.