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1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
SelectedYTD Return
  • WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp+ 30.78%
  • CATCaterpillar Inc+ 36.02%

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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.

WAB+ 30.8%CAT+ 36.0%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricWABCAT
Return
Last Price282.86813.94
Daily Change+ 0.72%+ 1.72%
Period ReturnYear to Date
+ 30.78%
+ 36.02%
Valuation
Market Cap$47.8 B$375 B
P/E Ratio38.0035.01
Dividend Yield0.42%2.10%
Net MarginTrailing 12M10.6%14.5%
Risk
Beta0.941.61
52-Week Range184.26 — $306.64414.29 — $1,073.46

Company

  • WABIndustrials · Machinery
  • CATIndustrials · Machinery

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