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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+ 0.00%− 26.77%
ACNAccenture PLC− 2.73%− 4.52%
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp− 2.82%+ 9.93%
ITGartner Inc− 4.45%+ 4.05%

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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.

IBM− 26.8%ACN− 4.5%CTSH+ 9.9%IT+ 4.1%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	IBMInternational Business Machines Corp	ACNAccenture PLC	CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp	ITGartner Inc
Return
Last Price	234.72	187.85	62.82	186.77
Daily Change	+ 0.00%	− 2.73%	− 2.82%	− 4.45%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	− 26.77%	− 4.52%	+ 9.93%	+ 4.05%
Valuation
Market Cap	$221 B	$115 B	$28.3 B	$12.5 B
P/E Ratio	20.84	15.02	13.49	16.76
Dividend Yield	4.28%	1.54%	1.63%	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	15.5%	10.7%	10.3%	12.0%
Risk
Beta	0.79	1.08	0.86	0.96
52-Week Range	199.19 — $332.46	118.15 — $291.09	37.08 — $87.03	124.25 — $265.85
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

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

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