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Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
Selected1Y Return
  • PCARPaccar Inc+ 25.73%
  • CATCaterpillar Inc+ 94.50%
  • WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp+ 46.28%

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.

PCAR+ 25.7%CAT+ 94.5%WAB+ 46.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricPCARCATWAB
Return
Last Price124.27809.04281.63
Daily Change− 0.19%+ 1.11%+ 0.28%
Period ReturnPast Year
+ 25.73%
+ 94.50%
+ 46.28%
Valuation
Market Cap$65.4 B$373 B$47.6 B
P/E Ratio26.1634.8037.83
Dividend Yield1.17%2.10%0.42%
Net MarginTrailing 12M9.0%14.5%10.6%
Risk
Beta0.951.610.94
52-Week Range92.25 — $139.24414.29 — $1,073.46184.26 — $306.64

Company

  • PCARIndustrials · Machinery
  • CATIndustrials · Machinery
  • WABIndustrials · Machinery

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