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SelectedTodayYTD Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.72%+ 36.02%
HDHome Depot Inc+ 0.94%− 7.16%
NVDANVIDIA Corp+ 0.70%+ 21.98%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.46%+ 43.61%

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CAT+ 36.0%HD− 7.2%NVDA+ 22.0%CSCO+ 43.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	HDHome Depot Inc	NVDANVIDIA Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	813.94	321.05	230.06	109.11
Daily Change	+ 1.72%	+ 0.94%	+ 0.70%	+ 0.46%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 36.02%	− 7.16%	+ 21.98%	+ 43.61%
Valuation
Market Cap	$375 B	$320 B	$5.57 T	$430 B
P/E Ratio	35.01	22.48	29.08	32.78
Dividend Yield	2.10%	2.69%	0.03%	3.23%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	8.4%	63.7%	21.0%
Risk
Beta	1.61	0.95	2.22	1.00
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	289.10 — $426.75	164.07 — $236.54	66.13 — $130.37
Company
Sector	Industrials	Consumer Discretionary	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Machinery	Retail	Semiconductors	Communications

Company

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

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