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SelectedToday3M Return

ACNAccenture PLC− 2.68%+ 4.80%
IBMInternational Business Machines Corp+ 0.15%+ 6.00%
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp− 2.72%+ 21.60%
ITGartner Inc− 3.81%+ 27.09%

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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%IT+ 27.1%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	ACNAccenture PLC	IBMInternational Business Machines Corp	CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp	ITGartner Inc
Return
Last Price	187.94	235.07	62.88	188.02
Daily Change	− 2.68%	+ 0.15%	− 2.72%	− 3.81%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 4.80%	+ 6.00%	+ 21.60%	+ 27.09%
Valuation
Market Cap	$115 B	$221 B	$28.3 B	$12.6 B
P/E Ratio	15.03	20.87	13.50	16.87
Dividend Yield	1.54%	4.28%	1.63%	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	10.7%	15.5%	10.3%	12.0%
Risk
Beta	1.08	0.79	0.86	0.96
52-Week Range	118.15 — $291.09	199.19 — $332.46	37.08 — $87.03	124.25 — $265.85
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

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

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