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SelectedToday3M Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.61%− 10.54%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.49%− 14.69%

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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− 10.5%CSCO− 14.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	813.00	109.14
Daily Change	+ 1.61%	+ 0.49%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	− 10.54%	− 14.69%
Valuation
Market Cap	$374 B	$430 B
P/E Ratio	34.97	32.79
Dividend Yield	2.10%	3.23%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	21.0%
Risk
Beta	1.61	1.00
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	66.13 — $130.37
Company
Sector	Industrials	Information Technology
Industry	Machinery	Communications

Company

CATIndustrials · Machinery
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications

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