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PPGPPG Industries Inc+ 1.61%+ 7.50%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co+ 0.29%+ 1.67%
ECLEcolab Inc+ 0.47%+ 6.35%

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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+ 7.5%SHW+ 1.7%ECL+ 6.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	PPGPPG Industries Inc	SHWSherwin-Williams Co	ECLEcolab Inc
Return
Last Price	112.53	333.24	280.27
Daily Change	+ 1.61%	+ 0.29%	+ 0.47%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 7.50%	+ 1.67%	+ 6.35%
Valuation
Market Cap	$25.0 B	$80.9 B	$78.9 B
P/E Ratio	16.11	30.72	37.62
Dividend Yield	1.91%	0.88%	1.13%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	9.6%	11.0%	12.6%
Risk
Beta	1.02	1.06	0.88
52-Week Range	93.39 — $133.43	289.86 — $377.77	243.15 — $309.27
Company
Sector	Materials	Materials	Materials
Industry	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals

Company

PPGMaterials · Chemicals
SHWMaterials · Chemicals
ECLMaterials · Chemicals

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