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SelectedToday1M Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.72%− 0.35%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.54%− 5.85%
MMM3M Co+ 0.15%− 4.38%

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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.

CAT− 0.4%CSCO− 5.9%MMM− 4.4%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	CSCOCisco Systems Inc	MMM3M Co
Return
Last Price	813.94	109.20	168.56
Daily Change	+ 1.72%	+ 0.54%	+ 0.15%
Period ReturnPast Month	− 0.35%	− 5.85%	− 4.38%
Valuation
Market Cap	$375 B	$430 B	$86.9 B
P/E Ratio	35.01	32.80	29.93
Dividend Yield	2.10%	3.23%	6.25%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	21.0%	11.9%
Risk
Beta	1.61	1.00	1.01
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	66.13 — $130.37	139.34 — $184.90
Company
Sector	Industrials	Information Technology	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Communications	Industrial Conglomerates

Company

CATIndustrials · Machinery
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications
MMMIndustrials · Industrial Conglomerates

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