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SelectedToday5Y Return

MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.89%+ 69.18%
PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc+ 1.06%+ 323.90%
NOWServiceNow Inc− 2.46%+ 9.56%

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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%PANW+ 323.9%NOW+ 9.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc	NOWServiceNow Inc
Return
Last Price	500.48	335.45	142.02
Daily Change	− 1.89%	+ 1.06%	− 2.46%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 69.18%	+ 323.90%	+ 9.56%
Valuation
Market Cap	$3.72 T	$273 B	$147 B
P/E Ratio	27.89	654.54	88.67
Dividend Yield	0.79%	—	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	40.3%	2.7%	11.3%
Risk
Beta	1.06	0.96	0.96
52-Week Range	349.20 — $553.72	139.57 — $398.88	81.24 — $194.73
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
PANWInformation Technology · Technology
NOWInformation Technology · Technology

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