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SelectedToday5Y Return

DGDollar General Corp+ 1.42%− 38.82%
WMTWalmart Inc− 1.07%+ 119.96%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 0.94%+ 97.11%
TGTTarget Corp+ 0.29%− 32.85%

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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− 38.8%WMT+ 120.0%COST+ 97.1%TGT− 32.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	DGDollar General Corp	WMTWalmart Inc	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	TGTTarget Corp
Return
Last Price	133.12	107.26	916.73	164.49
Daily Change	+ 1.42%	− 1.07%	− 0.94%	+ 0.29%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	− 38.82%	+ 119.96%	+ 97.11%	− 32.85%
Valuation
Market Cap	$29.4 B	$854 B	$407 B	$74.7 B
P/E Ratio	17.30	38.86	46.11	17.07
Dividend Yield	1.88%	0.76%	0.69%	3.35%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.9%	3.0%	3.0%	4.1%
Risk
Beta	0.20	0.56	0.86	0.94
52-Week Range	95.11 — $158.23	98.88 — $135.16	844.06 — $1,096.50	83.44 — $170.75
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

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

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