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

SelectedToday5Y Return

AAPLApple Inc− 2.55%+ 114.79%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc− 1.17%+ 140.25%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 2.02%+ 68.98%

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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.

AAPL+ 114.8%GOOGL+ 140.2%MSFT+ 69.0%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AAPLApple Inc	GOOGLAlphabet Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp
Return
Last Price	319.85	338.46	499.80
Daily Change	− 2.55%	− 1.17%	− 2.02%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 114.79%	+ 140.25%	+ 68.98%
Valuation
Market Cap	$4.70 T	$4.14 T	$3.71 T
P/E Ratio	36.67	17.00	27.85
Dividend Yield	0.51%	—	0.79%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	27.6%	54.8%	40.3%
Risk
Beta	1.10	1.21	1.06
52-Week Range	225.95 — $344.57	226.11 — $408.61	349.20 — $553.72
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Communication Services	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Media	Technology

Company

AAPLInformation Technology · Technology
GOOGLCommunication Services · Media
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology

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