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SelectedToday5Y Return

MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 2.00%+ 69.23%
ORCLOracle Corp+ 2.15%+ 75.75%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.65%+ 88.82%

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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.

MSFT+ 69.2%ORCL+ 75.7%CSCO+ 88.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	ORCLOracle Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	499.90	157.36	109.32
Daily Change	− 2.00%	+ 2.15%	+ 0.65%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 69.23%	+ 75.75%	+ 88.82%
Valuation
Market Cap	$3.71 T	$453 B	$431 B
P/E Ratio	27.85	26.85	32.84
Dividend Yield	0.79%	1.38%	3.23%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	40.3%	25.4%	21.0%
Risk
Beta	1.06	1.77	1.00
52-Week Range	349.20 — $553.72	114.50 — $345.72	66.13 — $130.37
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Communications

Company

MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
ORCLInformation Technology · Technology
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications

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