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Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

SelectedToday1Y Return

AAPLApple Inc− 2.18%+ 39.74%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc− 1.22%+ 60.19%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.93%− 0.89%

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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.

AAPL+ 39.7%GOOGL+ 60.2%MSFT− 0.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AAPLApple Inc	GOOGLAlphabet Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp
Return
Last Price	321.06	338.30	500.30
Daily Change	− 2.18%	− 1.22%	− 1.93%
Period ReturnPast Year	+ 39.74%	+ 60.19%	− 0.89%
Valuation
Market Cap	$4.72 T	$4.14 T	$3.71 T
P/E Ratio	36.80	16.99	27.88
Dividend Yield	0.51%	—	0.79%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	27.6%	54.8%	40.3%
Risk
Beta	1.10	1.21	1.06
52-Week Range	225.95 — $344.57	226.11 — $408.61	349.20 — $553.72
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Communication Services	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Media	Technology

Company

AAPLInformation Technology · Technology
GOOGLCommunication Services · Media
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology

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