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SelectedToday5Y Return

PPGPPG Industries Inc+ 1.72%− 26.36%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co+ 0.44%+ 10.98%
IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc+ 0.10%− 41.72%

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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.

PPG− 26.4%SHW+ 11.0%IFF− 41.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	PPGPPG Industries Inc	SHWSherwin-Williams Co	IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc
Return
Last Price	112.66	333.72	86.55
Daily Change	+ 1.72%	+ 0.44%	+ 0.10%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	− 26.36%	+ 10.98%	− 41.72%
Valuation
Market Cap	$25.0 B	$81.0 B	$22.1 B
P/E Ratio	16.13	30.77	76.67
Dividend Yield	1.91%	0.88%	4.34%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	9.6%	11.0%	2.9%
Risk
Beta	1.02	1.06	0.91
52-Week Range	93.39 — $133.43	289.86 — $377.77	59.14 — $89.32
Company
Sector	Materials	Materials	Materials
Industry	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals

Company

PPGMaterials · Chemicals
SHWMaterials · Chemicals
IFFMaterials · Chemicals

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