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SelectedToday5Y Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.66%+ 297.02%
HDHome Depot Inc+ 0.81%− 3.45%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.50%+ 88.63%

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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+ 297.0%HD− 3.5%CSCO+ 88.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	HDHome Depot Inc	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	813.40	320.65	109.15
Daily Change	+ 1.66%	+ 0.81%	+ 0.50%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 297.02%	− 3.45%	+ 88.63%
Valuation
Market Cap	$375 B	$320 B	$430 B
P/E Ratio	34.99	22.45	32.79
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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