Ecolab vs Procter & Gamble
ECL and PG side by side, both in soap, detergents, and cleaning preparations; perfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ECL and PG compare
Procter & Gamble is the larger company, worth 4.4 times as much as Ecolab ($376B against $84.9B).
On earnings, Procter & Gamble is cheaper: it trades at 24.4× trailing earnings, against 41.2× for Ecolab.
Ecolab grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.3% versus 3.3% for Procter & Gamble).
Procter & Gamble keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.4% compared with 12.0% at Ecolab.
Both pay dividends: Ecolab yields 0.96% and Procter & Gamble 2.0%.
Ecolab scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 for Procter & Gamble), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ECL | PG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $84.9B | $376B |
| Share price | $302.98 | $161.57 |
| Change, 1 year | 17.7% | 8.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 31.3% | 10.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 0.40 |
| Employees | 48K | 104K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 41.2× | 24.4× (better) |
| P/S | 4.9× | 4.3× (better) |
| P/B | 8.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 33.6× | 17.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 47.3× | 24.8× (better) |
| PEG | 1.71 (better) | 6.24 |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | 4.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $226.29 | $153.13 |
| Margin of safety | −33.9% | −5.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.3% (better) | 3.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.4% (better) | 2.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.9% (better) | 0.45% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 5.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 3.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 43.9% | 50.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 16.7% | 22.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 18.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.3% | 17.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 20.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 12.1% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.27 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.30 | 1.06 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 7.4× | 22.5× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.11 (better) | 0.68 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.98 | 5.71 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.96% | 2.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 39.3% | 63.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 8 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.2% (better) | 5.6% |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | 1.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | 3.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.6% | 70.3% |
| Held by insiders | 10.6% | 0.06% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$23.2M (better) | −$62.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.1% | 1.1% |
Go deeper
- ECL stock overview
- ECL income statement
- ECL valuation and score
- PG stock overview
- PG income statement
- PG valuation and score
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