Masco's Five-Year Performance Lags Behind Underlying Earnings Growth Despite Strong Dividend Returns

Masco Corporation's (NYSE:MAS) five-year total shareholder returns outpaced underlying earnings growth, despite a 19% share price increase over the same period. The stock is down 18% in the last year. However, the company's earnings per share grew at 7% annually over five years, which is more impressive than the yearly share price gain of 3%. The CEO is remunerated modestly, and the TSR over the last five years was 29%, largely due to dividend payments.