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

SelectedToday6M Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.02%− 9.40%
PMPhilip Morris International Inc− 1.96%− 2.47%
HSYHershey Co− 1.09%− 26.72%

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.

COST− 9.4%PM− 2.5%HSY− 26.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	PMPhilip Morris International Inc	HSYHershey Co
Return
Last Price	916.00	182.53	173.15
Daily Change	− 1.02%	− 1.96%	− 1.09%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	− 9.40%	− 2.47%	− 26.72%
Valuation
Market Cap	$406 B	$284 B	$35.1 B
P/E Ratio	46.07	—	34.60
Dividend Yield	0.69%	—	2.49%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	—	11.8%
Risk
Beta	0.86	—	0.07
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	—	161.43 — $239.48
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Tobacco	Food Products

Company

COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
PMConsumer Staples · Tobacco
HSYConsumer Staples · Food Products

Metrics could not be loaded for PM: P/E, dividend, beta and the 52-week range stay empty in that column.

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