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SelectedToday1Y Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.21%+ 94.43%
GEGeneral Electric Co+ 0.93%+ 22.21%
RTXRTX Corp− 0.72%+ 26.98%

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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+ 94.4%GE+ 22.2%RTX+ 27.0%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	GEGeneral Electric Co	RTXRTX Corp
Return
Last Price	809.81	336.59	200.68
Daily Change	+ 1.21%	+ 0.93%	− 0.72%
Period ReturnPast Year	+ 94.43%	+ 22.21%	+ 26.98%
Valuation
Market Cap	$373 B	$349 B	$270 B
P/E Ratio	34.83	39.63	35.34
Dividend Yield	2.10%	0.27%	2.95%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	17.7%	8.3%
Risk
Beta	1.61	1.45	0.31
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	268.91 — $388.84	150.61 — $226.88
Company
Sector	Industrials	Industrials	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Aerospace & Defense	Aerospace & Defense

Company

CATIndustrials · Machinery
GEIndustrials · Aerospace & Defense
RTXIndustrials · Aerospace & Defense

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