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SelectedToday1Y Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.04%− 2.42%
WMTWalmart Inc− 0.89%+ 9.62%
TGTTarget Corp+ 0.10%+ 78.20%
DGDollar General Corp+ 1.39%+ 20.51%

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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.

COST− 2.4%WMT+ 9.6%TGT+ 78.2%DG+ 20.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	WMTWalmart Inc	TGTTarget Corp	DGDollar General Corp
Return
Last Price	915.81	107.46	164.17	133.09
Daily Change	− 1.04%	− 0.89%	+ 0.10%	+ 1.39%
Period ReturnPast Year	− 2.42%	+ 9.62%	+ 78.20%	+ 20.51%
Valuation
Market Cap	$406 B	$855 B	$74.6 B	$29.4 B
P/E Ratio	46.06	38.93	17.04	17.30
Dividend Yield	0.69%	0.76%	3.35%	1.88%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	3.0%	4.1%	3.9%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.56	0.94	0.20
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	98.88 — $135.16	83.44 — $170.75	95.11 — $158.23
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

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

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