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WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp+ 0.72%+ 46.85%
CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.66%+ 95.64%

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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.

WAB+ 46.8%CAT+ 95.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp	CATCaterpillar Inc
Return
Last Price	282.86	813.40
Daily Change	+ 0.72%	+ 1.66%
Period ReturnPast Year	+ 46.85%	+ 95.64%
Valuation
Market Cap	$47.8 B	$375 B
P/E Ratio	38.00	34.99
Dividend Yield	0.42%	2.10%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	10.6%	14.5%
Risk
Beta	0.94	1.61
52-Week Range	184.26 — $306.64	414.29 — $1,073.46
Company
Sector	Industrials	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Machinery

Company

WABIndustrials · Machinery
CATIndustrials · Machinery

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