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SelectedToday5Y Return

ALBAlbemarle Corp− 4.01%− 39.47%
ECLEcolab Inc—+ 23.99%
PPGPPG Industries Inc+ 1.81%− 26.33%

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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.

ALB− 39.5%ECL+ 24.0%PPG− 26.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	ALBAlbemarle Corp	ECLEcolab Inc	PPGPPG Industries Inc
Return
Last Price	126.86	—	112.76
Daily Change	− 4.01%	—	+ 1.81%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	− 39.47%	+ 23.99%	− 26.33%
Valuation
Market Cap	$15.0 B	$78.8 B	$25.1 B
P/E Ratio	95.41	—	16.14
Dividend Yield	1.24%	1.13%	1.91%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.8%	12.6%	9.6%
Risk
Beta	1.33	0.88	1.02
52-Week Range	71.25 — $221.00	243.15 — $309.27	93.39 — $133.43
Company
Sector	Materials	Materials	Materials
Industry	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals

Company

ALBMaterials · Chemicals
ECLMaterials · Chemicals
PPGMaterials · Chemicals

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