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SelectedToday5Y Return

IBMInternational Business Machines Corp+ 0.08%+ 71.61%
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp− 3.26%− 18.29%

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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.

IBM+ 71.6%CTSH− 18.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	IBMInternational Business Machines Corp	CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corp
Return
Last Price	234.89	62.53
Daily Change	+ 0.08%	− 3.26%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 71.61%	− 18.29%
Valuation
Market Cap	$221 B	$28.2 B
P/E Ratio	20.85	13.43
Dividend Yield	4.28%	1.63%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	15.5%	10.3%
Risk
Beta	0.79	0.86
52-Week Range	199.19 — $332.46	37.08 — $87.03
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology

Company

IBMInformation Technology · Technology
CTSHInformation Technology · Technology

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