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SelectedToday6M Return

NDSNNordson Corp+ 0.27%+ 8.80%
GWWWW Grainger Inc+ 0.89%+ 19.81%

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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.

NDSN+ 8.8%GWW+ 19.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	NDSNNordson Corp	GWWWW Grainger Inc
Return
Last Price	318.36	1,324.49
Daily Change	+ 0.27%	+ 0.89%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 8.80%	+ 19.81%
Valuation
Market Cap	$17.7 B	$62.5 B
P/E Ratio	32.21	33.64
Dividend Yield	1.16%	0.92%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	18.6%	9.9%
Risk
Beta	1.00	0.96
52-Week Range	220.35 — $339.12	906.52 — $1,419.91
Company
Sector	Industrials	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Trading Companies & Distributors

Company

NDSNIndustrials · Machinery
GWWIndustrials · Trading Companies & Distributors

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