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SHWSherwin-Williams Co+ 0.30%− 7.55%
ECLEcolab Inc+ 0.38%+ 1.96%
PPGPPG Industries Inc+ 1.63%+ 2.66%

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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.

SHW− 7.5%ECL+ 2.0%PPG+ 2.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	SHWSherwin-Williams Co	ECLEcolab Inc	PPGPPG Industries Inc
Return
Last Price	333.27	280.02	112.55
Daily Change	+ 0.30%	+ 0.38%	+ 1.63%
Period ReturnPast Year	− 7.55%	+ 1.96%	+ 2.66%
Valuation
Market Cap	$80.9 B	$78.8 B	$25.0 B
P/E Ratio	30.73	37.59	16.11
Dividend Yield	0.88%	1.13%	1.91%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	11.0%	12.6%	9.6%
Risk
Beta	1.06	0.88	1.02
52-Week Range	289.86 — $377.77	243.15 — $309.27	93.39 — $133.43
Company
Sector	Materials	Materials	Materials
Industry	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals

Company

SHWMaterials · Chemicals
ECLMaterials · Chemicals
PPGMaterials · Chemicals

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