AIRJ vs ECL vs NWPX Stock Comparison

AirJoule Technologies, Ecolab and NWPX Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$288.96 +3.3% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$82.00B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Water Treatment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NWPX Infrastructure leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 8, Ecolab 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIRJECLNWPXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $199.09M $82.00B $959.94M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.3x 38.7x 19.7x NWPX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.6x 18.7x NWPX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.1% +15.1% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.6% 8.5% ECL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.0% 12.1% NWPX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x -0.1x NWPX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.3% +4.2% +76.2% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.5%/yr +32.9%/yr NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.1% 21.9% 39.9% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 66/100 81/100 NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

AIRJECLNWPX

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

AxisAIRJECLNWPX
Valuation 45 #12 of 21 50 #11 of 21 100 #1 of 21
Growth 6 #18 of 19 83 #4 of 19 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 44 #10 of 17 88 #3 of 17 75 #5 of 17
Financial Health 95 #2 of 22 48 #12 of 22 86 #4 of 22
Shareholder Returns 10 #10 of 11 60 #5 of 11 50 #6 of 11
Overall 40 66 81
  • AIRJ ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • NWPX ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIRJECLNWPXSPY
1 month -31.1%+3.3%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months -34.9%+6.3%-24.5% +3.5%
6 months -11.6%+7.9%+15.1% +7.0%
Year to date -28.4%+10.1%+55.0% +12.2%
1 year -47.3%+4.2%+76.2% +13.0%
3 years -73.6%+83.5%+253.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -35.9%+22.5%+52.4% +23.1%
5 years —+30.7%+314.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+5.5%+32.9% +11.0%
10 years —+150.5%+613.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.6%+21.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAIRJECLNWPXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.1%21.9%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.0%22.0%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.570.481.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.191.91 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.4%-44.3%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-6.3%-35.4% -1.8%
52-week high $6.40$308.35$149.94 $779.14
52-week low $2.51$245.73$53.85 $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.

MultipleAIRJECLNWPX
P/E now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 25.6x 38.3xmedian 25.6x 19.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.5x 4.8xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 19.1x 22.9xmedian 19.1x 10.7xmedian 19.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -28.5xmedian 25.2x 43.2xmedian 25.2x 11.7xmedian 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.0x 8.0xmedian 2.0x 2.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.54 1.72median 1.54 0.88median 1.54

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 monthsAIRJECLNWPX
Revenue – $16.84B $574.44M
Gross profit – $7.43B $119.93M
Operating income -$13.96M $2.85B $65.87M
Net income -$84.79M $2.13B $48.75M
Free cash flow -$7.26M $1.87B $79.65M
R&D $607.33K – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.22 $7.50 $4.98
Cash & equivalents $41.42M $5.14B $19.32M
Total debt – $13.18B $9.98M
Shares (diluted) 69.74M 282.20M 9.79M
Enterprise value $78.72M $73.75B $921.42M

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
MetricAIRJECLNWPX
P/E -2.3x 38.3x 19.1x
P/FCF -28.5x 43.2x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow -28.6x 26.5x 9.3x
P/S – 4.8x 1.6x
P/B 0.8x 8.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -0.8x 12.2x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -11.9x 22.9x 10.7x
EV/EBIT -11.9x 31.2x 14.0x
EV/Revenue – 5.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF -22.8x 47.5x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -22.9x 29.1x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 1.72 0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIRJECLNWPX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.1% 15.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% 27.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.3% -1.4% 47.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -46.4% 18.4% 16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -322.5% -1.0% 46.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -288.6% 21.3% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -292.0% 0.2% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -176.6% 22.3% 21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 16.5% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.2% 13.9% 42.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% 19.1% 53.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.4% 12.2% 87.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIRJECLNWPX
Gross margin – 44.1% 20.9%
EBITDA margin – 23.1% 15.0%
Operating margin – 16.9% 11.5%
Pretax margin – 15.6% 11.0%
Net margin – 12.6% 8.5%
FCF margin – 11.1% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.1% 17.5%
Return on equity -34.6% 21.2% 11.9%
Return on assets -28.1% 7.8% 7.6%
Return on invested capital – 11.0% 12.1%
Return on capital employed -4.7% 13.3% 12.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.4x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIRJECLNWPX
Debt / assets – 44.0% 1.5%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 7.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 19.0% 66.3% 35.8%
Equity / assets 81.0% 33.7% 64.2%
Interest coverage – 17.6x 35.1x
Current ratio 19.7x 1.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 18.9x 1.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 18.9x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.15 4.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIRJECLNWPX
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -17.6% 1.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield -17.6% 2.3% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusAIRJECLNWPX
Forward P/E – 36.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.05FY2026 $7.90FY2026 $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026 +45.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.2% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $168.27KFY2026 $17.26BFY2026 $573.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +205.9%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,073.8% +5.4% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIRJECLNWPX
Held by institutions 24.6% 80.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding 119 1,710 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.4% +1.4% +4.6%
Institutions buying 84 762 125
Institutions selling 19 679 65
Buyers to sellers 4.42 1.12 1.92

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.

AIRJECLNWPX
AIRJ 1.00 0.11 0.27
ECL 0.11 1.00 0.22
NWPX 0.27 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIRJ, ECL and NWPX?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) $199.09M, Ecolab (ECL) $82.00B, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $959.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, AIRJ, ECL and NWPX?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -2.3x, Ecolab (ECL) 38.7x, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) is cheapest (Ecolab (ECL) 36.6x, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ecolab (ECL) +7.1%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +15.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ecolab (ECL) has the highest net margin (Ecolab (ECL) 12.6%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) leads (Ecolab (ECL) 11.0%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -47.3%, Ecolab (ECL) +4.2%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +76.2%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (Ecolab (ECL) +5.5%/yr, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +32.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) 0.00%, Ecolab (ECL) 0.01%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 0.00%. AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) and NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) 85.1%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIRJ, ECL and NWPX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) leads on 8. 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.