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SelectedTodayYTD Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.00%+ 7.17%
DGDollar General Corp+ 1.49%− 2.64%

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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.

COST+ 7.2%DG− 2.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	DGDollar General Corp
Return
Last Price	916.14	133.21
Daily Change	− 1.00%	+ 1.49%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 7.17%	− 2.64%
Valuation
Market Cap	$406 B	$29.4 B
P/E Ratio	46.08	17.31
Dividend Yield	0.69%	1.88%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	3.9%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.20
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	95.11 — $158.23
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail

Company

COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
DGConsumer Staples · Retail

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