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SelectedToday1M Return

WMTWalmart Inc− 1.22%− 3.22%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.02%− 4.02%
DGDollar General Corp+ 1.63%+ 4.30%

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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.

WMT− 3.2%COST− 4.0%DG+ 4.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	WMTWalmart Inc	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	DGDollar General Corp
Return
Last Price	107.10	916.00	133.40
Daily Change	− 1.22%	− 1.02%	+ 1.63%
Period ReturnPast Month	− 3.22%	− 4.02%	+ 4.30%
Valuation
Market Cap	$852 B	$406 B	$29.4 B
P/E Ratio	38.80	46.07	—
Dividend Yield	0.76%	0.69%	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	3.0%	—
Risk
Beta	0.56	0.86	—
52-Week Range	98.88 — $135.16	844.06 — $1,096.50	—
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

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

Metrics could not be loaded for DG: P/E, dividend, beta and the 52-week range stay empty in that column.

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