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SelectedToday5Y Return

DGDollar General Corp+ 1.49%− 38.91%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.02%+ 96.87%
TGTTarget Corp+ 0.54%− 32.76%

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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.

DG− 38.9%COST+ 96.9%TGT− 32.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	DGDollar General Corp	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	TGTTarget Corp
Return
Last Price	133.21	915.97	164.90
Daily Change	+ 1.49%	− 1.02%	+ 0.54%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	− 38.91%	+ 96.87%	− 32.76%
Valuation
Market Cap	$29.4 B	$406 B	$74.9 B
P/E Ratio	17.31	46.07	17.12
Dividend Yield	1.88%	0.69%	3.35%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.9%	3.0%	4.1%
Risk
Beta	0.20	0.86	0.94
52-Week Range	95.11 — $158.23	844.06 — $1,096.50	83.44 — $170.75
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

DGConsumer Staples · Retail
COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
TGTConsumer Staples · Retail

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