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ALBAlbemarle Corp—− 15.24%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co− 0.06%+ 12.64%
ECLEcolab Inc+ 0.06%+ 13.27%
PPGPPG Industries Inc—+ 8.85%

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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.

ALB− 15.2%SHW+ 12.6%ECL+ 13.3%PPG+ 8.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	ALBAlbemarle Corp	SHWSherwin-Williams Co	ECLEcolab Inc	PPGPPG Industries Inc
Return
Last Price	—	332.06	279.14	—
Daily Change	—	− 0.06%	+ 0.06%	—
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	− 15.24%	+ 12.64%	+ 13.27%	+ 8.85%
Valuation
Market Cap	$15.1 B	$80.6 B	$78.6 B	$24.9 B
P/E Ratio	—	30.62	37.47	—
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	Materials
Industry	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals

Company

ALBMaterials · Chemicals
SHWMaterials · Chemicals
ECLMaterials · Chemicals
PPGMaterials · Chemicals

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