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

SelectedToday6M Return

MLMMartin Marietta Materials Inc+ 1.50%− 23.84%
LINLinde PLC− 0.56%− 3.89%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co+ 0.19%− 7.68%

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.

MLM− 23.8%LIN− 3.9%SHW− 7.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MLMMartin Marietta Materials Inc	LINLinde PLC	SHWSherwin-Williams Co
Return
Last Price	516.58	479.48	332.90
Daily Change	+ 1.50%	− 0.56%	+ 0.19%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	− 23.84%	− 3.89%	− 7.68%
Valuation
Market Cap	$31.0 B	$222 B	$80.8 B
P/E Ratio	12.70	30.95	30.69
Dividend Yield	0.64%	1.23%	0.88%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	36.7%	20.4%	11.0%
Risk
Beta	1.05	0.69	1.06
52-Week Range	502.56 — $710.97	387.78 — $548.20	289.86 — $377.77
Company
Sector	Materials	Materials	Materials
Industry	Construction	Chemicals	Chemicals

Company

MLMMaterials · Construction
LINMaterials · Chemicals
SHWMaterials · Chemicals

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