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

SelectedToday5Y Return

MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.89%+ 69.47%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc− 1.19%+ 140.30%

Period Return

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.

MSFT+ 69.5%GOOGL+ 140.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	GOOGLAlphabet Inc
Return
Last Price	500.49	338.42
Daily Change	− 1.89%	− 1.19%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 69.47%	+ 140.30%
Valuation
Market Cap	$3.72 T	$4.14 T
P/E Ratio	27.89	17.00
Dividend Yield	0.79%	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	40.3%	54.8%
Risk
Beta	1.06	1.21
52-Week Range	349.20 — $553.72	226.11 — $408.61
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Communication Services
Industry	Technology	Media

Company

MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
GOOGLCommunication Services · Media

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