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

SelectedToday3M Return

BDXBecton Dickinson and Co—+ 27.12%
ABTAbbott Laboratories− 0.42%+ 23.41%
MDTMedtronic PLC+ 1.15%+ 27.29%

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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.

BDX+ 27.1%ABT+ 23.4%MDT+ 27.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	BDXBecton Dickinson and Co	ABTAbbott Laboratories	MDTMedtronic PLC
Return
Last Price	—	108.33	94.17
Daily Change	—	− 0.42%	+ 1.15%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 27.12%	+ 23.41%	+ 27.29%
Valuation
Market Cap	$50.9 B	$187 B	$121 B
P/E Ratio	—	34.87	23.17
Dividend Yield	1.59%	1.98%	3.50%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	4.5%	11.7%	13.9%
Risk
Beta	0.24	0.54	0.60
52-Week Range	127.59 — $193.07	81.97 — $137.49	73.31 — $106.33
Company
Sector	Health Care	Health Care	Health Care
Industry	Health Care	Health Care	Health Care

Company

BDXHealth Care · Health Care
ABTHealth Care · Health Care
MDTHealth Care · Health Care

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