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SelectedToday6M Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.11%+ 7.45%
NVDANVIDIA Corp+ 0.84%+ 24.57%
MMM3M Co− 0.21%+ 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+ 7.4%NVDA+ 24.6%MMM+ 1.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	NVDANVIDIA Corp	MMM3M Co
Return
Last Price	809.05	230.37	167.96
Daily Change	+ 1.11%	+ 0.84%	− 0.21%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 7.45%	+ 24.57%	+ 1.51%
Valuation
Market Cap	$373 B	$5.57 T	$86.6 B
P/E Ratio	34.80	29.12	29.82
Dividend Yield	2.10%	0.03%	6.25%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	63.7%	11.9%
Risk
Beta	1.61	2.22	1.01
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	164.07 — $236.54	139.34 — $184.90
Company
Sector	Industrials	Information Technology	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Semiconductors	Industrial Conglomerates

Company

CATIndustrials · Machinery
NVDAInformation Technology · Semiconductors
MMMIndustrials · Industrial Conglomerates

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