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SelectedToday3M Return

ACNAccenture PLC− 2.80%+ 4.80%
IBMInternational Business Machines Corp− 0.01%+ 6.00%
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp− 2.78%+ 21.60%

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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.

ACN+ 4.8%IBM+ 6.0%CTSH+ 21.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	ACNAccenture PLC	IBMInternational Business Machines Corp	CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp
Return
Last Price	187.71	234.68	62.84
Daily Change	− 2.80%	− 0.01%	− 2.78%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 4.80%	+ 6.00%	+ 21.60%
Valuation
Market Cap	$115 B	$221 B	$28.3 B
P/E Ratio	15.01	20.84	13.49
Dividend Yield	1.54%	4.28%	1.63%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	10.7%	15.5%	10.3%
Risk
Beta	1.08	0.79	0.86
52-Week Range	118.15 — $291.09	199.19 — $332.46	37.08 — $87.03
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

ACNInformation Technology · Technology
IBMInformation Technology · Technology
CTSHInformation Technology · Technology

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