BMI vs ECL vs RSKIA Stock Comparison

Badger Meter, Ecolab and George Risk Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BMI Badger Meter Inc
$149.66 +18.8% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.27B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$881.24M
Div. yield
1.10%
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$300.86 +8.3% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.39B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
0.97%
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

George Risk Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (George Risk Industries 7, Ecolab 2, Badger Meter 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMIECLRSKIALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.27B $84.39B $101.44M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.0x 40.5x 10.4x RSKIA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.6x 38.1x — BMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.2% +9.3% +13.9% RSKIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 12.0% 37.9% RSKIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.10% 0.97% 6.02% RSKIA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.2% +16.9% +27.3% RSKIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr +6.3%/yr +9.3%/yr RSKIA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.9% 21.2% 24.9% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 64/100 87/100 RSKIA

Percentile Scorecard

BMIECLRSKIA

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

AxisBMIECLRSKIA
Valuation 60 #9 of 21 50 #11 of 21 78 #26 of 113
Growth 67 #7 of 19 83 #4 of 19 88 #12 of 96
Profitability 100 #1 of 16 93 #2 of 16 87 #13 of 91
Financial Health 60 #9 of 21 25 #16 of 21 98 #3 of 122
Shareholder Returns 78 #3 of 10 67 #4 of 10 85 #11 of 66
Overall 73 64 87
  • BMI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • 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

PeriodBMIECLRSKIASPY
1 month +18.8%+8.3%-4.6% +0.7%
3 months +14.6%+7.7%+10.3% +3.7%
6 months +23.8%+15.4%+11.6% +7.1%
Year to date -14.2%+14.6%+20.3% +12.8%
1 year -18.2%+16.9%+27.3% +11.9%
3 years +8.8%+89.0%+76.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.8%+23.7%+20.9% +22.8%
5 years +46.4%+35.4%+55.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.9%+6.3%+9.3% +10.9%
10 years +372.1%+161.4%+184.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.8%+10.1%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMIECLRSKIASPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.9%21.2%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.4%20.4%30.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.480.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.370.791.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-44.3%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.3%-2.4%-8.8% -1.2%
52-week high $187.87$308.35$22.75 $779.14
52-week low $113.41$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.

MultipleBMIECLRSKIA
P/E now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 25.4x 40.5xmedian 25.4x 10.4xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.5x 4.9xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 17.9x 24.3xmedian 17.9x 6.8xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 22.3x 47.0xmedian 22.3x 24.0xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.8x 8.1xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.30median 1.73 2.04median 1.73 0.59median 0.97

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 monthsBMIECLRSKIA
Revenue $881.24M $17.37B $25.81M
Gross profit $366.94M $7.63B $12.15M
Operating income $165.34M $2.90B $7.06M
Net income $126.53M $2.10B $9.79M
Free cash flow $142.39M $1.80B $4.22M
EPS (diluted) $4.38 $7.38 $1.99
Cash & equivalents $67.93M $722.30M $6.84M
Total debt – $13.19B –
Shares (diluted) 28.87M 282.10M 4.91M
Enterprise value $3.68B $77.40B -$86.85M

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
MetricBMIECLRSKIA
P/E 34.0x 40.5x 10.4x
P/FCF 30.0x 47.0x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x 27.9x 22.7x
P/S 4.9x 4.9x 3.9x
P/B 6.6x 8.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 8.7x 15.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 24.3x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 33.4x 7.2x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 5.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 29.5x 54.0x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.5x 32.0x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.30 2.04 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMIECLRSKIA
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.2% 9.3% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 4.9% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.3% 8.4% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 8.8% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.9% 11.3% 12.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 17.2% 13.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.8% 4.7% 19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 18.8% 17.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.6% 6.2% 19.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 19.8% 17.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.3% 15.2% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 7.8% 29.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.4% 15.6% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 1.8% 45.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMIECLRSKIA
Gross margin 41.6% 43.9% 47.1%
EBITDA margin 23.1% 22.9% 29.0%
Operating margin 18.8% 16.7% 27.4%
Pretax margin 19.1% 15.0% 50.9%
Net margin 14.4% 12.0% 37.9%
FCF margin 16.2% 10.3% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 17.4% 17.3%
Return on equity 19.0% 20.4% 15.2%
Return on assets 13.0% 6.9% 13.4%
Return on invested capital – 10.0% –
Return on capital employed 20.1% 12.0% 10.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMIECLRSKIA
Debt / assets – 42.4% –
Debt / equity – 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x –
Debt / FCF – 7.3x –
Liabilities / assets 31.0% 66.4% 11.9%
Equity / assets 69.0% 33.6% 88.1%
Interest coverage – 8.0x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.1x 14.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 11.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 10.3x
Altman Z-score 11.60 3.96 9.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMIECLRSKIA
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.0% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.9% 2.1% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 37.7% 39.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.5% 45.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.1% 12.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 9.7% –

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.

ConsensusBMIECLRSKIA
Forward P/E 31.6xFY2026 38.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.73FY2026 $7.90FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +23.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $930.20MFY2026 $17.26BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +5.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMIECLRSKIA
Held by institutions 100.0% 80.0% –
Institutions holding 480 1,712 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% +1.4% –
Institutions buying 254 764 –
Institutions selling 157 679 –
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.13 –

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.

BMIECLRSKIA
BMI 1.00 0.20 0.00
ECL 0.20 1.00 0.01
RSKIA 0.00 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMI, ECL and RSKIA?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Badger Meter (BMI) $4.27B, Ecolab (ECL) $84.39B, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) $101.44M.

Which stock is cheaper, BMI, ECL and RSKIA?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Badger Meter (BMI) 34.0x, Ecolab (ECL) 40.5x, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 10.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Badger Meter (BMI) is cheapest (Badger Meter (BMI) 31.6x, Ecolab (ECL) 38.1x). 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: Badger Meter (BMI) -2.2%, Ecolab (ECL) +9.3%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) has the highest net margin (Badger Meter (BMI) 14.4%, Ecolab (ECL) 12.0%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 37.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year George Risk Industries (RSKIA) returned the most: Badger Meter (BMI) -18.2%, Ecolab (ECL) +16.9%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +27.3%. Over five years, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) compounded fastest (Badger Meter (BMI) +7.9%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +6.3%/yr, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) has the highest dividend yield: Badger Meter (BMI) 1.10%, Ecolab (ECL) 0.97%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 6.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Badger Meter (BMI) 49.9%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.2%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMI, 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 7. 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.