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

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AAPLApple Inc− 2.39%+ 4.75%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.96%+ 8.74%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc− 1.41%− 10.17%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc− 1.14%− 2.07%

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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.

AAPL+ 4.8%MSFT+ 8.7%GOOGL− 10.2%AMZN− 2.1%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AAPLApple Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	GOOGLAlphabet Inc	AMZNAmazon.com Inc
Return
Last Price	320.37	500.11	337.64	255.96
Daily Change	− 2.39%	− 1.96%	− 1.41%	− 1.14%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 4.75%	+ 8.74%	− 10.17%	− 2.07%
Valuation
Market Cap	$4.71 T	$3.71 T	$4.13 T	$2.75 T
P/E Ratio	36.73	27.87	16.96	20.59
Dividend Yield	0.51%	0.79%	—	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	27.6%	40.3%	54.8%	17.4%
Risk
Beta	1.09	1.06	1.22	1.50
52-Week Range	225.95 — $344.57	349.20 — $553.72	224.79 — $408.61	196.00 — $287.20
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Communication Services	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Technology	Technology	Media	Retail

Company

AAPLInformation Technology · Technology
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
GOOGLCommunication Services · Media
AMZNConsumer Discretionary · Retail

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