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Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

SelectedToday5Y Return

MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.80%+ 69.07%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc− 1.18%+ 140.23%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc− 0.71%+ 48.33%

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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.

MSFT+ 69.1%GOOGL+ 140.2%AMZN+ 48.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	GOOGLAlphabet Inc	AMZNAmazon.com Inc
Return
Last Price	500.94	338.43	257.05
Daily Change	− 1.80%	− 1.18%	− 0.71%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 69.07%	+ 140.23%	+ 48.33%
Valuation
Market Cap	$3.72 T	$4.14 T	$2.77 T
P/E Ratio	27.91	17.00	20.68
Dividend Yield	0.79%	—	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	40.3%	54.8%	17.4%
Risk
Beta	1.06	1.21	1.50
52-Week Range	349.20 — $553.72	226.11 — $408.61	196.00 — $287.20
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Communication Services	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Technology	Media	Retail

Company

MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
GOOGLCommunication Services · Media
AMZNConsumer Discretionary · Retail

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