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1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
Selected5Y Return
  • MSFTMicrosoft Corp+ 69.23%
  • GOOGLAlphabet Inc+ 140.37%

Period Return

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.

MSFT+ 69.2%GOOGL+ 140.4%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricMSFTGOOGL
Return
Last Price500.11339.36
Daily Change− 1.96%− 0.91%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years
+ 69.23%
+ 140.37%
Valuation
Market Cap$3.71 T$4.15 T
P/E Ratio27.8717.04
Dividend Yield0.79%—
Net MarginTrailing 12M40.3%54.8%
Risk
Beta1.061.21
52-Week Range349.20 — $553.72226.11 — $408.61

Company

  • MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
  • GOOGLCommunication Services · Media

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