CDZI vs ECL vs SNTL Stock Comparison

Cadiz, Ecolab and Sentinel Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.72 +31.8% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$392.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$292.52 +4.3% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$84.78B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
5 wins
SNTL Sentinel Holdings Ltd.
$1.66 -4.0% 1M -69.5% 1Y
Market cap
$16.09M
P/E
1.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.58M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ecolab leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ecolab 5, Sentinel Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDZIECLSNTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $392.97M $84.78B $16.09M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.6x 40.7x 1.1x SNTL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% +9.3% +250.7% SNTL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -286.1% — 311.9% SNTL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% +9.0% -69.5% ECL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr +5.7%/yr -3.7%/yr ECL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.7% 21.5% 138.1% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 52/100 46/100 ECL

Percentile Scorecard

CDZIECLSNTL

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

AxisCDZIECLSNTL
Valuation 15 #18 of 21 30 #15 of 21 75 #29 of 113
Growth 39 #12 of 19 83 #4 of 19 97 #4 of 96
Profitability 19 #14 of 17 75 #5 of 17 45 #51 of 92
Financial Health 24 #17 of 22 19 #18 of 22 11 #112 of 125
Shareholder Returns – – 2 #66 of 67
Overall 24 52 46
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • SNTL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDZIECLSNTLSPY
1 month +31.8%+4.3%-4.0% +0.9%
3 months +58.4%+3.0%-58.7% +5.9%
6 months +12.6%+14.0%-69.5% +8.5%
Year to date -15.9%+11.4%-73.1% +13.3%
1 year -17.6%+9.0%-69.5% +12.4%
3 years +71.0%+85.8%-72.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.6%+23.0%-34.9% +23.5%
5 years -22.2%+31.6%-17.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.9%+5.7%-3.7% +11.0%
10 years -36.6%+154.1%+1,283.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.5%+9.8%+30.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCDZIECLSNTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.7%21.5%138.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%21.2%166.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.450.48-0.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.42-0.50 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-44.3%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-5.1%-73.9% -0.9%
52-week high $6.92$308.35$6.35 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$245.73$1.27 $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.

MultipleCDZIECLSNTL
P/E now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 25.5x 39.4xmedian 25.5x 1.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 2.4x 4.7xmedian 2.4x 3.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.0x —median 19.0x -3.9xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x 41.5xmedian 23.0x 7.4xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 85.2xmedian 2.0x 7.8xmedian 2.0x -4.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 1.69 1.99median 1.69 0.01median 0.92

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 monthsCDZIECLSNTL
Revenue $14.34M $17.37B $4.58M
Gross profit $4.25M – $340.92K
Operating income -$26.90M $2.90B -$4.61M
Net income -$35.98M – -$881.22K
Free cash flow – – $2.17M
EPS (diluted) $-1,199.69 $7.38 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $5.32M $722.30M $146.09K
Total debt $278.50M – $3.26M
Shares (diluted) 34.19K 282.20M 9.69M
Enterprise value $361.41M $84.78B $14.75M

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
MetricCDZIECLSNTL
P/E -9.7x 39.4x 1.1x
P/FCF – 41.5x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – 6.9x
P/S 27.7x 4.7x 3.5x
P/B 85.2x 7.8x -4.5x
P/Tangible book 85.2x 15.3x -3.6x
EV/EBITDA – – -3.9x
EV/EBIT -17.8x – -3.6x
EV/Revenue 33.4x 4.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF – – 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 1.99 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDZIECLSNTL
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% 9.3% 250.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 89.3% 4.9% -19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.7% – 156.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 97.5% – -38.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% 11.3% 43.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 17.2% 2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.9% – 90.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% – 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.4% 6.1% 322.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 19.8% 104.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 328.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 245.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 312.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 237.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDZIECLSNTL
Gross margin 29.6% – 7.4%
EBITDA margin – – -91.9%
Operating margin -187.6% – -100.8%
Pretax margin -250.5% – -18.1%
Net margin -286.1% – 311.9%
FCF margin – – 47.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – 50.6%
Return on equity -257.3% 20.4% –
Return on assets -26.1% 6.9% -40.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -21.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDZIECLSNTL
Debt / assets 64.5% – 27.8%
Debt / equity 18.6x – -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 96.5% 66.4% 279.9%
Equity / assets 3.5% 33.6% -179.9%
Interest coverage -2.9x – -9.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score -6.10 – -23.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDZIECLSNTL
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – -12.7%
Shareholder yield – 1.0% -12.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCDZIECLSNTL
Forward P/E – 37.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.54FY2026 $7.90FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +23.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.61MFY2026 $17.26BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -47.2%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +109.5% +5.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDZIECLSNTL
Held by institutions 46.7% 80.0% –
Institutions holding 117 1,711 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +1.4% –
Institutions buying 54 763 –
Institutions selling 39 679 –
Buyers to sellers 1.38 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.

CDZIECLSNTL
CDZI 1.00 0.11 0.04
ECL 0.11 1.00 0.00
SNTL 0.04 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDZI, ECL and SNTL?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadiz (CDZI) $392.97M, Ecolab (ECL) $84.78B, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) $16.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, CDZI, ECL and SNTL?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cadiz (CDZI) -9.6x, Ecolab (ECL) 40.7x, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 1.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%, Ecolab (ECL) +9.3%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) +250.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) has the highest net margin (Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 311.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ecolab (ECL) returned the most: Cadiz (CDZI) -17.6%, Ecolab (ECL) +9.0%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -69.5%. Over five years, Ecolab (ECL) compounded fastest (Cadiz (CDZI) -4.9%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Cadiz (CDZI) 66.7%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.5%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 138.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDZI, ECL and SNTL?

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