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

SelectedToday1M Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 0.92%− 3.77%
Partial Period · Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026
PMPhilip Morris International Inc− 1.97%− 2.33%
HSYHershey Co− 0.76%− 0.77%
Partial Period · Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026

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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− 3.8%PM− 2.3%HSY− 0.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	PMPhilip Morris International Inc	HSYHershey Co
Return
Last Price	916.92	182.51	173.74
Daily Change	− 0.92%	− 1.97%	− 0.76%
Period ReturnPast Month	− 3.77%Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026	− 2.33%	− 0.77%Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026
Valuation
Market Cap	$407 B	$284 B	$35.2 B
P/E Ratio	46.12	26.16	34.72
Dividend Yield	0.69%	5.51%	2.49%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	25.6%	11.8%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.39	0.07
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	142.11 — $207.76	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

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