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SelectedToday5Y Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.03%+ 96.84%
DGDollar General Corp+ 1.59%− 38.85%

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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.

COST+ 96.8%DG− 38.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	DGDollar General Corp
Return
Last Price	915.88	133.35
Daily Change	− 1.03%	+ 1.59%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 96.84%	− 38.85%
Valuation
Market Cap	$406 B	$29.4 B
P/E Ratio	46.07	17.33
Dividend Yield	0.69%	1.88%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	3.9%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.20
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	95.11 — $158.23
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail

Company

COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
DGConsumer Staples · Retail

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