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SelectedToday1M Return

ALBAlbemarle Corp− 3.72%+ 6.38%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co+ 0.44%− 5.79%
ECLEcolab Inc+ 0.11%− 0.05%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

ALB+ 6.4%SHW− 5.8%ECL− 0.1%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	ALBAlbemarle Corp	SHWSherwin-Williams Co	ECLEcolab Inc
Return
Last Price	127.25	333.71	279.28
Daily Change	− 3.72%	+ 0.44%	+ 0.11%
Period ReturnPast Month	+ 6.38%	− 5.79%	− 0.05%
Valuation
Market Cap	$15.0 B	$81.0 B	$78.6 B
P/E Ratio	95.71	30.77	37.49
Dividend Yield	1.24%	0.88%	1.13%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.8%	11.0%	12.6%
Risk
Beta	1.33	1.06	0.88
52-Week Range	71.25 — $221.00	289.86 — $377.77	243.15 — $309.27
Company
Sector	Materials	Materials	Materials
Industry	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals

Company

ALBMaterials · Chemicals
SHWMaterials · Chemicals
ECLMaterials · Chemicals

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