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SelectedToday1M Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.72%− 0.11%
HDHome Depot Inc—− 3.29%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc—− 5.85%

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.

CAT− 0.1%HD− 3.3%CSCO− 5.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	HDHome Depot Inc	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	813.94	—	—
Daily Change	+ 1.72%	—	—
Period ReturnPast Month	− 0.11%	− 3.29%	− 5.85%
Valuation
Market Cap	$375 B	$320 B	$430 B
P/E Ratio	35.01	—	—
Dividend Yield	2.10%	2.69%	3.23%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	8.4%	21.0%
Risk
Beta	1.61	0.95	1.00
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	289.10 — $426.75	66.13 — $130.37
Company
Sector	Industrials	Consumer Discretionary	Information Technology
Industry	Machinery	Retail	Communications

Company

CATIndustrials · Machinery
HDConsumer Discretionary · Retail
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications

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