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

SelectedToday6M Return

COSTCostco Wholesale Corp− 1.02%− 7.19%
PMPhilip Morris International Inc—− 2.47%
HSYHershey Co− 0.60%− 24.83%

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.

COST− 7.2%PM− 2.5%HSY− 24.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	PMPhilip Morris International Inc	HSYHershey Co
Return
Last Price	916.00	—	174.01
Daily Change	− 1.02%	—	− 0.60%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	− 7.19%	− 2.47%	− 24.83%
Valuation
Market Cap	$406 B	$285 B	$35.3 B
P/E Ratio	46.07	—	34.77
Dividend Yield	0.69%	5.51%	2.49%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	3.0%	25.6%	11.8%
Risk
Beta	0.86	0.39	0.07
52-Week Range	844.06 — $1,096.50	142.11 — $207.76	161.43 — $239.48
Company
Sector	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples	Consumer Staples
Industry	Retail	Tobacco	Food Products

Company

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

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