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SelectedToday6M Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.66%+ 8.10%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.54%+ 39.92%
MMM3M Co+ 0.15%+ 1.51%

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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+ 8.1%CSCO+ 39.9%MMM+ 1.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	CSCOCisco Systems Inc	MMM3M Co
Return
Last Price	813.40	109.20	168.56
Daily Change	+ 1.66%	+ 0.54%	+ 0.15%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 8.10%	+ 39.92%	+ 1.51%
Valuation
Market Cap	$375 B	$430 B	$86.9 B
P/E Ratio	—	32.80	29.93
Dividend Yield	—	3.23%	6.25%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	—	21.0%	11.9%
Risk
Beta	—	1.00	1.01
52-Week Range	—	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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