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SelectedToday1Y Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.69%+ 95.50%
NVDANVIDIA Corp+ 1.52%+ 35.59%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.73%+ 61.36%
MMM3M Co+ 0.33%+ 9.33%

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CAT+ 95.5%NVDA+ 35.6%CSCO+ 61.4%MMM+ 9.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	NVDANVIDIA Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc	MMM3M Co
Return
Last Price	813.64	231.93	109.40	168.87
Daily Change	+ 1.69%	+ 1.52%	+ 0.73%	+ 0.33%
Period ReturnPast Year	+ 95.50%	+ 35.59%	+ 61.36%	+ 9.33%
Valuation
Market Cap	$375 B	$5.61 T	$431 B	$87.1 B
P/E Ratio	35.00	29.32	32.86	29.98
Dividend Yield	2.10%	0.03%	3.23%	6.25%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	63.7%	21.0%	11.9%
Risk
Beta	1.61	2.22	1.00	1.01
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	164.07 — $236.54	66.13 — $130.37	139.34 — $184.90
Company
Sector	Industrials	Information Technology	Information Technology	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Semiconductors	Communications	Industrial Conglomerates

Company

CATIndustrials · Machinery
NVDAInformation Technology · Semiconductors
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications
MMMIndustrials · Industrial Conglomerates

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