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

SelectedToday3M Return

IBMInternational Business Machines Corp− 0.11%− 26.78%
ACNAccenture PLC− 3.19%− 4.77%
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp− 3.14%+ 9.60%

Period Return

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.

IBM− 26.8%ACN− 4.8%CTSH+ 9.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	IBMInternational Business Machines Corp	ACNAccenture PLC	CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp
Return
Last Price	234.46	186.96	62.61
Daily Change	− 0.11%	− 3.19%	− 3.14%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	− 26.78%	− 4.77%	+ 9.60%
Valuation
Market Cap	$221 B	$114 B	$28.2 B
P/E Ratio	20.82	14.95	—
Dividend Yield	4.28%	1.54%	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	15.5%	10.7%	—
Risk
Beta	0.79	1.08	—
52-Week Range	199.19 — $332.46	118.15 — $291.09	—
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

IBMInformation Technology · Technology
ACNInformation Technology · Technology
CTSHInformation Technology · Technology

Metrics could not be loaded for CTSH: P/E, dividend, beta and the 52-week range stay empty in that column.

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