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SelectedTodayYTD Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 0.99%+ 7.20%
CASYCaseys General Stores Inc− 0.83%+ 35.23%
PMPhilip Morris International Inc− 1.86%+ 14.11%
HSYHershey Co− 0.63%− 4.69%

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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.

COST+ 7.2%CASY+ 35.2%PM+ 14.1%HSY− 4.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	CASYCaseys General Stores Inc	PMPhilip Morris International Inc	HSYHershey Co
Return
Last Price	916.26	752.12	182.70	173.95
Daily Change	− 0.99%	− 0.83%	− 1.86%	− 0.63%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 7.20%	+ 35.23%	+ 14.11%	− 4.69%
Valuation
Market Cap	$406 B	$27.8 B	$285 B	$35.3 B
P/E Ratio	46.08	39.24	26.19	34.76
Dividend Yield	0.69%	0.62%	5.51%	2.49%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	4.1%	25.6%	11.8%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.58	0.39	0.07
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	494.64 — $927.85	142.11 — $207.76	161.43 — $239.48
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Tobacco	Food Products

Company

COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
CASYConsumer Staples · Retail
PMConsumer Staples · Tobacco
HSYConsumer Staples · Food Products

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