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SelectedTodayYTD Return

WMTWalmart Inc—− 4.98%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.04%+ 7.17%
DGDollar General Corp—− 2.64%

Period Return

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.

WMT− 5.0%COST+ 7.2%DG− 2.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	WMTWalmart Inc	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	DGDollar General Corp
Return
Last Price	—	915.74	—
Daily Change	—	− 1.04%	—
Period ReturnYear to Date	− 4.98%	+ 7.17%	− 2.64%
Valuation
Market Cap	$853 B	$406 B	$29.4 B
P/E Ratio	—	46.06	—
Dividend Yield	0.76%	0.69%	1.88%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	3.0%	3.9%
Risk
Beta	0.56	0.86	0.20
52-Week Range	98.88 — $135.16	844.06 — $1,096.50	95.11 — $158.23
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Retail	Retail

Company

WMTConsumer Staples · Retail
COSTConsumer Staples · Retail
DGConsumer Staples · Retail

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