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

SelectedToday3M Return

MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.92%+ 8.71%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc− 1.20%− 10.05%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc− 0.80%− 1.57%

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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.

MSFT+ 8.7%GOOGL− 10.0%AMZN− 1.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	GOOGLAlphabet Inc	AMZNAmazon.com Inc
Return
Last Price	500.32	338.36	256.84
Daily Change	− 1.92%	− 1.20%	− 0.80%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 8.71%	− 10.05%	− 1.57%
Valuation
Market Cap	$3.72 T	$4.14 T	$2.76 T
P/E Ratio	27.88	16.99	20.66
Dividend Yield	0.79%	—	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	40.3%	54.8%	17.4%
Risk
Beta	1.06	1.21	1.50
52-Week Range	349.20 — $553.72	226.11 — $408.61	196.00 — $287.20
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Communication Services	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Technology	Media	Retail

Company

MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
GOOGLCommunication Services · Media
AMZNConsumer Discretionary · Retail

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