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SelectedToday6M Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.63%+ 8.00%
GEGeneral Electric Co+ 0.75%− 1.52%
RTXRTX Corp− 0.62%+ 1.58%

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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+ 8.0%GE− 1.5%RTX+ 1.6%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	GEGeneral Electric Co	RTXRTX Corp
Return
Last Price	813.21	335.97	200.88
Daily Change	+ 1.63%	+ 0.75%	− 0.62%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 8.00%	− 1.52%	+ 1.58%
Valuation
Market Cap	$375 B	$349 B	$271 B
P/E Ratio	34.98	39.56	35.37
Dividend Yield	2.10%	0.27%	2.95%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	17.7%	8.3%
Risk
Beta	1.61	1.45	0.31
52-Week Range	414.29 — $1,073.46	268.91 — $388.84	150.61 — $226.88
Company
Sector	Industrials	Industrials	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Aerospace & Defense	Aerospace & Defense

Company

CATIndustrials · Machinery
GEIndustrials · Aerospace & Defense
RTXIndustrials · Aerospace & Defense

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