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SelectedTodayYTD Return

ALBAlbemarle Corp− 4.01%− 11.86%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co+ 0.47%+ 1.81%
ECLEcolab Inc—+ 6.72%
PPGPPG Industries Inc+ 1.81%+ 8.04%

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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.

ALB− 11.9%SHW+ 1.8%ECL+ 6.7%PPG+ 8.0%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	ALBAlbemarle Corp	SHWSherwin-Williams Co	ECLEcolab Inc	PPGPPG Industries Inc
Return
Last Price	126.86	333.83	—	112.76
Daily Change	− 4.01%	+ 0.47%	—	+ 1.81%
Period ReturnYear to Date	− 11.86%	+ 1.81%	+ 6.72%	+ 8.04%
Valuation
Market Cap	$15.0 B	$81.0 B	$78.8 B	$25.1 B
P/E Ratio	95.41	30.78	—	16.14
Dividend Yield	1.24%	0.88%	1.13%	1.91%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.8%	11.0%	12.6%	9.6%
Risk
Beta	1.33	1.06	0.88	1.02
52-Week Range	71.25 — $221.00	289.86 — $377.77	243.15 — $309.27	93.39 — $133.43
Company
Sector	Materials	Materials	Materials	Materials
Industry	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals

Company

ALBMaterials · Chemicals
SHWMaterials · Chemicals
ECLMaterials · Chemicals
PPGMaterials · Chemicals

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