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SelectedToday5Y Return

MRKMerck & Co Inc− 1.08%+ 104.67%
LLYEli Lilly and Co− 1.06%+ 378.97%
JNJJohnson & Johnson− 1.15%+ 64.84%

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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.

MRK+ 104.7%LLY+ 379.0%JNJ+ 64.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MRKMerck & Co Inc	LLYEli Lilly and Co	JNJJohnson & Johnson
Return
Last Price	150.69	1,147.28	275.23
Daily Change	− 1.08%	− 1.06%	− 1.15%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 104.67%	+ 378.97%	+ 64.84%
Valuation
Market Cap	$372 B	$1.08 T	$663 B
P/E Ratio	120.35	38.50	31.91
Dividend Yield	2.87%	0.75%	3.12%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	4.8%	33.5%	21.5%
Risk
Beta	0.14	0.43	0.21
52-Week Range	77.58 — $156.92	712.05 — $1,292.65	173.33 — $281.07
Company
Sector	Health Care	Health Care	Health Care
Industry	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals	Pharmaceuticals

Company

MRKHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
LLYHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals
JNJHealth Care · Pharmaceuticals

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