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SelectedToday1M Return

DGDollar General Corp+ 1.49%+ 4.85%
WMTWalmart Inc− 1.19%− 3.65%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.02%− 3.80%

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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.

DG+ 4.8%WMT− 3.7%COST− 3.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	DGDollar General Corp	WMTWalmart Inc	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp
Return
Last Price	133.21	107.13	915.93
Daily Change	+ 1.49%	− 1.19%	− 1.02%
Period ReturnPast Month	+ 4.85%	− 3.65%	− 3.80%
Valuation
Market Cap	$29.4 B	$853 B	$406 B
P/E Ratio	17.31	38.82	46.07
Dividend Yield	1.88%	0.76%	0.69%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.9%	3.0%	3.0%
Risk
Beta	0.20	0.56	0.86
52-Week Range	95.11 — $158.23	98.88 — $135.16	844.06 — $1,096.50
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

DGConsumer Staples · Retail
WMTConsumer Staples · Retail
COSTConsumer Staples · Retail

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