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SelectedToday1Y Return

WMTWalmart Inc− 0.96%+ 9.60%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 0.96%− 2.43%
DGDollar General Corp+ 1.42%+ 20.51%

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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.

WMT+ 9.6%COST− 2.4%DG+ 20.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	WMTWalmart Inc	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	DGDollar General Corp
Return
Last Price	107.38	916.52	133.12
Daily Change	− 0.96%	− 0.96%	+ 1.42%
Period ReturnPast Year	+ 9.60%	− 2.43%	+ 20.51%
Valuation
Market Cap	$854 B	$406 B	$29.4 B
P/E Ratio	38.90	46.10	17.30
Dividend Yield	0.76%	0.69%	1.88%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	3.0%	3.9%
Risk
Beta	0.56	0.86	0.20
52-Week Range	98.88 — $135.16	844.06 — $1,096.50	95.11 — $158.23
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

WMTConsumer Staples · Retail
COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
DGConsumer Staples · Retail

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