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SelectedToday6M Return

PPGPPG Industries Inc+ 1.61%− 8.87%
ECLEcolab Inc+ 0.11%− 8.96%
IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc− 0.13%+ 6.68%

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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− 8.9%ECL− 9.0%IFF+ 6.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	PPGPPG Industries Inc	ECLEcolab Inc	IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc
Return
Last Price	112.53	279.28	86.35
Daily Change	+ 1.61%	+ 0.11%	− 0.13%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	− 8.87%	− 8.96%	+ 6.68%
Valuation
Market Cap	$25.0 B	$78.6 B	$22.0 B
P/E Ratio	—	37.49	76.49
Dividend Yield	—	1.13%	4.34%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	—	12.6%	2.9%
Risk
Beta	—	0.88	0.91
52-Week Range	—	243.15 — $309.27	59.14 — $89.32
Company
Sector	Materials	Materials	Materials
Industry	Chemicals	Chemicals	Chemicals

Company

PPGMaterials · Chemicals
ECLMaterials · Chemicals
IFFMaterials · Chemicals

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