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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%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 2.02%+ 68.98%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc− 1.17%+ 140.25%

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

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

Company

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

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