ADT vs ECL vs RSKIA Stock Comparison

Adt, Ecolab and George Risk Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADT ADT Inc.
$6.91 +9.0% 1M -20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
2 wins
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$288.57 +4.3% 1M +4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$81.05B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Water Treatment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

George Risk Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (George Risk Industries 5, Ecolab 4, Adt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADTECLRSKIALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.23B $81.05B $102.66M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.5x 38.3x 10.5x ADT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 36.5x — ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +7.1% +13.9% RSKIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.9% 12.6% 37.9% RSKIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 11.0% — ECL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 2.1x — ECL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.7% +4.9% +24.8% RSKIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr +5.4%/yr +9.2%/yr RSKIA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 21.9% 25.5% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 66/100 87/100 RSKIA

Percentile Scorecard

ADTECLRSKIA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADTECLRSKIA
Valuation 96 #5 of 112 50 #11 of 21 78 #26 of 112
Growth 50 #49 of 96 83 #4 of 19 87 #13 of 96
Profitability 91 #9 of 93 88 #3 of 17 87 #13 of 93
Financial Health 14 #109 of 126 48 #12 of 22 99 #2 of 126
Shareholder Returns 92 #6 of 67 60 #5 of 11 83 #12 of 67
Overall 69 66 87
  • ADT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • RSKIA ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADTECLRSKIASPY
1 month +9.0%+4.3%-7.0% -1.0%
3 months -2.0%+7.4%+10.6% +2.9%
6 months -4.8%+7.1%+13.3% +6.4%
Year to date -14.4%+9.9%+20.8% +11.4%
1 year -20.7%+4.9%+24.8% +13.1%
3 years +11.6%+80.1%+78.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.7%+21.7%+21.2% +21.5%
5 years -17.8%+30.3%+54.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%+5.4%+9.2% +10.9%
10 years —+149.2%+187.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.6%+11.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADTECLRSKIASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%21.9%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%22.0%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.480.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.230.97 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-44.3%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-6.4%-8.4% -2.5%
52-week high $8.84$308.35$22.75 $779.14
52-week low $6.08$245.73$16.30 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADTECLRSKIA
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 21.0x 38.3xmedian 25.9x 10.4xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 4.8xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 12.3x 22.9xmedian 19.3x 6.9xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 15.1x 43.2xmedian 25.4x 24.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 8.0xmedian 2.0x 1.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.02 1.72median 1.53 0.59median 1.02

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADTECLRSKIA
Revenue $5.16B $16.84B $25.81M
Gross profit $4.17B $7.43B $12.15M
Operating income $1.29B $2.85B $7.06M
Net income $612.75M $2.13B $9.79M
Free cash flow $1.97B $1.87B $4.22M
EPS (diluted) $0.75 $7.50 $1.99
Cash & equivalents $3.88M $5.14B $6.84M
Total debt $7.69B $38.40B –
Shares (diluted) 820.13M 282.20M 4.91M
Enterprise value $4.97B $72.79B -$85.62M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADTECLRSKIA
P/E 8.6x 38.3x 10.4x
P/FCF 2.4x 43.2x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 26.5x 22.8x
P/S 0.9x 4.8x 3.9x
P/B 1.3x 8.0x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 12.2x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 22.9x 6.9x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 31.2x 7.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 6.3x 47.4x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 29.1x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.72 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADTECLRSKIA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 7.1% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 4.5% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 7.5% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 9.4% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% -1.4% 12.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 18.4% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% -1.0% 19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.5% 21.3% 17.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 0.2% 19.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 178.3% 22.3% 17.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% 16.5% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 13.9% 29.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.7% 19.1% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 12.2% 45.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADTECLRSKIA
Gross margin 80.7% 44.1% 47.1%
EBITDA margin 55.6% 23.1% 29.0%
Operating margin 25.0% 16.9% 27.4%
Pretax margin 16.6% 15.6% 50.9%
Net margin 11.9% 12.6% 37.9%
FCF margin 38.1% 11.1% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 41.8% 18.1% 17.3%
Return on equity 16.8% 21.2% 15.2%
Return on assets 3.9% 7.8% 13.4%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 11.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.8% 13.3% 10.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 1.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADTECLRSKIA
Debt / assets 48.8% 44.0% –
Debt / equity 2.2x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 7.0x –
Liabilities / assets 77.9% 66.3% 11.9%
Equity / assets 22.1% 33.7% 88.1%
Interest coverage – 17.6x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.8x 14.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.5x 11.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.9x 10.3x
Altman Z-score 0.56 4.15 9.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADTECLRSKIA
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.0% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 15.2% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 18.6% 2.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 37.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 42.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADTECLRSKIA
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 36.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $7.90FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +23.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.95BFY2026 $17.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +5.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADTECLRSKIA
Held by institutions 94.5% 80.0% –
Institutions holding 456 1,710 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +1.4% –
Institutions buying 297 762 –
Institutions selling 125 679 –
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.12 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADTECLRSKIA
ADT 1.00 0.34 0.10
ECL 0.34 1.00 0.05
RSKIA 0.10 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADT, ECL and RSKIA?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adt (ADT) $5.23B, Ecolab (ECL) $81.05B, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) $102.66M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADT, ECL and RSKIA?

Adt (ADT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adt (ADT) 8.5x, Ecolab (ECL) 38.3x, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Adt (ADT) 8.0x, Ecolab (ECL) 36.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adt (ADT) +2.1%, Ecolab (ECL) +7.1%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) has the highest net margin (Adt (ADT) 11.9%, Ecolab (ECL) 12.6%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 37.9%). On return on invested capital, Ecolab (ECL) leads (Adt (ADT) 8.2%, Ecolab (ECL) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year George Risk Industries (RSKIA) returned the most: Adt (ADT) -20.7%, Ecolab (ECL) +4.9%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +24.8%. Over five years, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) compounded fastest (Adt (ADT) -3.9%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.4%/yr, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adt (ADT) 0.00%, Ecolab (ECL) 0.01%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 0.00%. Adt (ADT) and George Risk Industries (RSKIA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Adt (ADT) 29.8%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADT, ECL and RSKIA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.