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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− 1.02%− 3.80%
WMTWalmart Inc− 1.13%− 3.65%

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− 3.8%WMT− 3.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	WMTWalmart Inc
Return
Last Price	915.97	107.19
Daily Change	− 1.02%	− 1.13%
Period ReturnPast Month	− 3.80%	− 3.65%
Valuation
Market Cap	$406 B	$853 B
P/E Ratio	46.07	38.84
Dividend Yield	0.69%	0.76%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	3.0%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.56
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	98.88 — $135.16
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail

Company

COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
WMTConsumer Staples · Retail

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