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CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.72%− 0.11%
NVDANVIDIA Corp+ 0.63%+ 14.75%
HDHome Depot Inc+ 0.94%− 3.29%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.47%− 5.85%

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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− 0.1%NVDA+ 14.7%HD− 3.3%CSCO− 5.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	NVDANVIDIA Corp	HDHome Depot Inc	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	813.94	229.88	321.05	109.12
Daily Change	+ 1.72%	+ 0.63%	+ 0.94%	+ 0.47%
Period ReturnPast Month	− 0.11%	+ 14.75%	− 3.29%	− 5.85%
Valuation
Market Cap	$375 B	$5.56 T	$320 B	$430 B
P/E Ratio	35.01	29.06	22.48	32.78
Dividend Yield	2.10%	0.03%	2.69%	3.23%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	63.7%	8.4%	21.0%
Risk
Beta	1.61	2.22	0.95	1.00
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	164.07 — $236.54	289.10 — $426.75	66.13 — $130.37
Company
Sector	Industrials	Information Technology	Consumer Discretionary	Information Technology
Industry	Machinery	Semiconductors	Retail	Communications

Company

CATIndustrials · Machinery
NVDAInformation Technology · Semiconductors
HDConsumer Discretionary · Retail
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications

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