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WMTWalmart Inc− 1.02%+ 9.62%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 0.83%− 2.25%
TGTTarget Corp+ 0.23%+ 78.20%
DGDollar General Corp+ 1.55%+ 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.

WMT+ 9.6%COST− 2.2%TGT+ 78.2%DG+ 20.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	WMTWalmart Inc	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	TGTTarget Corp	DGDollar General Corp
Return
Last Price	107.31	917.69	164.38	133.29
Daily Change	− 1.02%	− 0.83%	+ 0.23%	+ 1.55%
Period ReturnPast Year	+ 9.62%	− 2.25%	+ 78.20%	+ 20.51%
Valuation
Market Cap	$854 B	$407 B	$74.7 B	$29.4 B
P/E Ratio	38.88	46.16	17.06	17.32
Dividend Yield	0.76%	0.69%	3.35%	1.88%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	3.0%	4.1%	3.9%
Risk
Beta	0.56	0.86	0.94	0.20
52-Week Range	98.88 — $135.16	844.06 — $1,096.50	83.44 — $170.75	95.11 — $158.23
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

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

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