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

SelectedToday3M Return

AAPLApple Inc− 2.47%+ 1.51%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 2.07%+ 13.23%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.49%− 14.69%

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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+ 1.5%MSFT+ 13.2%CSCO− 14.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AAPLApple Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	320.10	499.58	109.14
Daily Change	− 2.47%	− 2.07%	+ 0.49%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 1.51%	+ 13.23%	− 14.69%
Valuation
Market Cap	$4.70 T	$3.71 T	$430 B
P/E Ratio	36.69	27.84	32.79
Dividend Yield	0.51%	0.79%	3.23%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	27.6%	40.3%	21.0%
Risk
Beta	1.10	1.06	1.00
52-Week Range	225.95 — $344.57	349.20 — $553.72	66.13 — $130.37
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Communications

Company

AAPLInformation Technology · Technology
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications

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