Ecolab Inc (ECL) · Peers
Ecolab against the 8 other companies here in its SEC industry, Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics. Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 9, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | ECL | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $80.98B | median $733.22M | 3 of 9 |
| P/E | 38.3× | median 23.1× | 1 of 4 |
| Forward P/E | 35.4× | median 23.0× | 1 of 5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.0× | median 16.4× | 1 of 5 |
| P/S | 4.8× | median 3.3× | 3 of 9 |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | median 3.3% | 6 of 9 |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | median 2.6% | 5 of 5 |
| Gross margin | 44.1% | median 46.9% | 6 of 8 |
| Operating margin | 16.9% | median -61.6% | 4 of 9 |
| Net margin | 12.6% | median -131.3% | 3 of 9 |
| ROIC | 12.5% | median 7.2% | 4 of 7 |
| ROE | 21.0% | median 8.5% | 3 of 7 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | 6.0% | median -0.1% | 1 of 6 |
| EPS growth (yearly) | 16.8% | median 0.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.3× | median 1.9× | 2 of 5 |
| Current ratio | 1.9× | median 1.0× | 3 of 9 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 0.8% | median 0.9% | 5 of 9 |
| Share count change | -0.5% | median -0.2% | 5 of 8 |
Green where Ecolab is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECLEcolab Inc | $80.98B | P/E 38.3× | 12.5% | 4.8 |
| PGPROCTER & GAMBLE Co | $370.40B | P/E 23.1× | 21.2% | 5.5 |
| ULUnilever PLC ADR | $144.33B | P/E 13.0× | 18.9% | 5.2 |
| CHDChurch & Dwight Company Inc | $24.79B | P/E 33.3× | 13.7% | 5.5 |
| SCLStepan Co | $1.41B | P/E – | 0.7% | 4.1 |
| WNWMeiwu Technology Co Ltd | $56.35M | P/E – | -22.1% | 5.2 |
| ORIBOrion Bliss Corp. | $4.56M | P/E – | – | 1.7 |
| BYAHPark Ha Biological Technology Co., Ltd. | $1.65M | P/E – | -9208.4% | 3.8 |
| XAGELongevity Health Holdings, Inc. | $277,236 | P/E – | – | 5.0 |
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.