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

SelectedToday5Y Return

AAPLApple Inc− 2.45%+ 114.79%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 2.08%+ 68.98%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.47%+ 88.63%

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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+ 114.8%MSFT+ 69.0%CSCO+ 88.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AAPLApple Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	320.17	499.53	109.12
Daily Change	− 2.45%	− 2.08%	+ 0.47%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 114.79%	+ 68.98%	+ 88.63%
Valuation
Market Cap	$4.70 T	$3.71 T	$430 B
P/E Ratio	36.70	27.83	32.78
Dividend Yield	0.51%	0.79%	3.23%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	27.6%	40.3%	21.0%
Risk
Beta	1.10	1.06	1.00
52-Week Range	225.95 — $344.57	349.20 — $553.72	66.13 — $130.37
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Communications

Company

AAPLInformation Technology · Technology
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications

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