Published on 8 May 2023 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance

Investors in Dunelm Group (LON:DNLM) have seen impressive returns of 159% over the past five years

Generally speaking the aim of active stock picking is to find companies that provide returns that are superior to the market average. And the truth is, you can make significant gains if you buy good quality businesses at the right price. For example, long term Dunelm Group plc (LON:DNLM) shareholders have enjoyed a 93% share price rise over the last half decade, well in excess of the market decline of around 5.3% (not including dividends). However, more recent returns haven't been as impressive as that, with the stock returning just 44% in the last year , including dividends .

So let's investigate and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress.

Check out our latest analysis for Dunelm Group