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SelectedTodayYTD Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.21%+ 35.29%
NVDANVIDIA Corp+ 0.70%+ 21.83%
HDHome Depot Inc—− 7.32%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.67%+ 43.75%

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CAT+ 35.3%NVDA+ 21.8%HD− 7.3%CSCO+ 43.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	NVDANVIDIA Corp	HDHome Depot Inc	CSCOCisco Systems Inc
Return
Last Price	809.81	230.04	—	109.34
Daily Change	+ 1.21%	+ 0.70%	—	+ 0.67%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 35.29%	+ 21.83%	− 7.32%	+ 43.75%
Valuation
Market Cap	$373 B	$5.57 T	$320 B	$431 B
P/E Ratio	34.83	29.08	—	32.85
Dividend Yield	2.10%	0.03%	—	3.23%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	63.7%	—	21.0%
Risk
Beta	1.61	2.22	—	1.00
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	164.07 — $236.54	—	66.13 — $130.37
Company
Sector	Industrials	Information Technology	Consumer Discretionary	Information Technology
Industry	Machinery	Semiconductors	Retail	Communications

Company

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

Metrics could not be loaded for HD: P/E, dividend, beta and the 52-week range stay empty in that column.

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