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SelectedToday6M Return

MSFTMicrosoft Corp− 1.83%+ 24.68%
ORCLOracle Corp+ 2.88%+ 5.39%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.85%+ 40.17%

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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.

MSFT+ 24.7%ORCL+ 5.4%CSCO+ 40.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	MSFTMicrosoft Corp	ORCLOracle Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	500.79	158.48	109.53
Daily Change	− 1.83%	+ 2.88%	+ 0.85%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 24.68%	+ 5.39%	+ 40.17%
Valuation
Market Cap	$3.72 T	$456 B	$432 B
P/E Ratio	27.90	27.04	—
Dividend Yield	0.79%	1.38%	—
Net MarginTrailing 12M	40.3%	25.4%	—
Risk
Beta	1.06	1.78	—
52-Week Range	349.20 — $553.72	114.50 — $345.72	—
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Technology	Technology	Communications

Company

MSFTInformation Technology · Technology
ORCLInformation Technology · Technology
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications

Metrics could not be loaded for CSCO: P/E, dividend, beta and the 52-week range stay empty in that column.

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