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

SelectedTodayYTD Return

AAPLApple Inc− 1.99%+ 18.70%
CRMSalesforce Inc− 1.59%+ 2.74%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 2.03%+ 5.84%

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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.

AAPL+ 18.7%CRM+ 2.7%MSFT+ 5.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AAPLApple Inc	CRMSalesforce Inc	MSFTMicrosoft Corp
Return
Last Price	321.69	260.23	499.78
Daily Change	− 1.99%	− 1.59%	− 2.03%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 18.70%	+ 2.74%	+ 5.84%
Valuation
Market Cap	$4.72 T	$213 B	$3.71 T
P/E Ratio	36.88	23.71	27.85
Dividend Yield	0.51%	—	0.79%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	27.6%	22.0%	40.3%
Risk
Beta	1.10	1.24	1.06
52-Week Range	225.95 — $344.57	146.32 — $269.11	349.20 — $553.72
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Technology

Company

AAPLInformation Technology · Technology
CRMInformation Technology · Technology
MSFTInformation Technology · Technology

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