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

SelectedToday5Y Return

NOWServiceNow Inc− 3.30%+ 9.63%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 2.05%+ 69.23%
PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc− 0.15%+ 324.28%

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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.

NOW+ 9.6%MSFT+ 69.2%PANW+ 324.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	NOWServiceNow Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc
Return
Last Price	140.78	499.67	331.46
Daily Change	− 3.30%	− 2.05%	− 0.15%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 9.63%	+ 69.23%	+ 324.28%
Valuation
Market Cap	$146 B	$3.71 T	$270 B
P/E Ratio	87.89	27.84	646.74
Dividend Yield	—	0.79%	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	11.3%	40.3%	2.7%
Risk
Beta	0.96	1.06	0.96
52-Week Range	81.24 — $194.73	349.20 — $553.72	139.57 — $398.88
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

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

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