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1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
Selected6M Return
  • WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp+ 7.21%
  • CATCaterpillar Inc+ 7.67%

Period Return

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+ 7.2%CAT+ 7.7%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricWABCAT
Return
Last Price282.89810.14
Daily Change+ 0.73%+ 1.25%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months
+ 7.21%
+ 7.67%
Valuation
Market Cap$47.8 B$373 B
P/E Ratio38.0034.85
Dividend Yield0.42%2.10%
Net MarginTrailing 12M10.6%14.5%
Risk
Beta0.941.61
52-Week Range184.26 — $306.64414.29 — $1,073.46

Company

  • WABIndustrials · Machinery
  • CATIndustrials · Machinery

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