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SelectedToday3M Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 0.83%− 3.18%
CASYCaseys General Stores Inc—+ 0.89%
PMPhilip Morris International Inc− 2.00%+ 5.92%
HSYHershey Co− 0.75%− 6.76%

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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− 3.2%CASY+ 0.9%PM+ 5.9%HSY− 6.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	CASYCaseys General Stores Inc	PMPhilip Morris International Inc	HSYHershey Co
Return
Last Price	917.77	—	182.45	173.74
Daily Change	− 0.83%	—	− 2.00%	− 0.75%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	− 3.18%	+ 0.89%	+ 5.92%	− 6.76%
Valuation
Market Cap	$407 B	$27.9 B	$284 B	$35.2 B
P/E Ratio	46.16	—	26.15	34.72
Dividend Yield	0.69%	0.62%	5.51%	2.49%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	4.1%	25.6%	11.8%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.58	0.39	0.07
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	494.64 — $927.85	142.11 — $207.76	161.43 — $239.48
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Tobacco	Food Products

Company

COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
CASYConsumer Staples · Retail
PMConsumer Staples · Tobacco
HSYConsumer Staples · Food Products

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