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

SelectedToday6M Return

AAPLApple Inc− 2.45%+ 17.23%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc− 1.09%+ 10.11%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 2.08%+ 24.39%

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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.

AAPL+ 17.2%GOOGL+ 10.1%MSFT+ 24.4%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AAPLApple Inc	GOOGLAlphabet Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp
Return
Last Price	320.16	338.76	499.50
Daily Change	− 2.45%	− 1.09%	− 2.08%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 17.23%	+ 10.11%	+ 24.39%
Valuation
Market Cap	$4.70 T	$4.14 T	$3.71 T
P/E Ratio	36.70	17.01	27.83
Dividend Yield	0.51%	—	0.79%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	27.6%	54.8%	40.3%
Risk
Beta	1.10	1.21	1.06
52-Week Range	225.95 — $344.57	226.11 — $408.61	349.20 — $553.72
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Communication Services	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Media	Technology

Company

AAPLInformation Technology · Technology
GOOGLCommunication Services · Media
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology

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