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SelectedToday5Y Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.33%+ 296.05%
GEGeneral Electric Co+ 0.87%+ 229.66%
RTXRTX Corp− 0.86%+ 141.49%

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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+ 296.0%GE+ 229.7%RTX+ 141.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	GEGeneral Electric Co	RTXRTX Corp
Return
Last Price	810.78	336.37	200.39
Daily Change	+ 1.33%	+ 0.87%	− 0.86%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 296.05%	+ 229.66%	+ 141.49%
Valuation
Market Cap	$373 B	$349 B	$270 B
P/E Ratio	34.88	39.61	35.28
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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