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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
Selected5Y Return
  • CATCaterpillar Inc+ 289.00%
  • PCARPaccar Inc+ 138.98%
  • WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp+ 230.23%

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+ 289.0%PCAR+ 139.0%WAB+ 230.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricCATPCARWAB
Return
Last Price809.84124.28281.86
Daily Change+ 1.21%− 0.18%+ 0.37%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years
+ 289.00%
+ 138.98%
+ 230.23%
Valuation
Market Cap$373 B$65.4 B$47.6 B
P/E Ratio34.8426.1637.86
Dividend Yield2.10%1.17%0.42%
Net MarginTrailing 12M14.5%9.0%10.6%
Risk
Beta1.610.950.94
52-Week Range414.29 — $1,073.4692.25 — $139.24184.26 — $306.64

Company

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

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