CECO vs TMO vs FTEK Stock Comparison

Ceco Environmental, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Fuel Tech Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CECO Ceco Environmental Corp
$50.20 -31.8% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$903.17M
Div. yield
–
Pollution Control Equipment Industrials
3 wins
FTEK Fuel Tech, Inc.
$1.42 -14.5% 1M -46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$45.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$28.49M
Div. yield
–
Pollution Control Equipment Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Thermo Fisher Scientific leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Thermo Fisher Scientific 7, Ceco Environmental 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCECOTMOFTEKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $261.88B $45.73M TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -64.5x 37.0x -11.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 27.0x — CECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +8.3% +15.3% CECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% 14.9% -14.2% TMO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.3% 8.0% — TMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 23.5x 3.1x — TMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% +23.6% -46.2% TMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +47.7%/yr +1.8%/yr -6.1%/yr CECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.6% 30.0% 68.9% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 59/100 53/100 TMO

Percentile Scorecard

CECOTMOFTEK

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

AxisCECOTMOFTEK
Valuation 79 #5 of 20 60 #92 of 229 47 #11 of 20
Growth 29 #13 of 18 39 #135 of 221 18 #15 of 18
Profitability 56 #8 of 17 82 #39 of 209 63 #7 of 17
Financial Health 45 #12 of 21 31 #166 of 240 90 #3 of 21
Shareholder Returns – 82 #28 of 147 46 #7 of 12
Overall 52 59 53
  • CECO ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • TMO ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • FTEK ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCECOTMOFTEKSPY
1 month -31.8%+6.6%-14.5% -2.0%
3 months -28.6%+23.8%-7.2% -2.2%
6 months -42.8%+49.6%-10.7% +4.2%
Year to date -16.1%+20.5%-9.0% +10.6%
1 year -3.5%+23.6%-46.2% +10.4%
3 years +212.8%+53.6%+40.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +46.3%+15.4%+12.0% +20.2%
5 years +603.1%+9.2%-26.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +47.7%+1.8%-6.1% +10.1%
10 years +424.6%+378.1%+11.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +18.0%+16.9%+1.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCECOTMOFTEKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.6%30.0%68.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.5%28.6%66.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.060.641.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.050.79-0.67 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-41.5%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.6%-1.5%-46.2% -3.2%
52-week high $99.67$709.29$2.64 $779.14
52-week low $47.44$438.34$1.19 $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.

MultipleCECOTMOFTEK
P/E now vs peer median -71.0xmedian 28.3x 36.6xmedian 28.1x -10.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 100.1xmedian 21.1x 25.4xmedian 18.0x -6.1xmedian 21.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -100.7xmedian 24.9x 34.1xmedian 24.8x -7.5xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 4.7xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 1.75 4.84median 0.95 0.26median 1.75

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 monthsCECOTMOFTEK
Revenue $903.17M $47.35B $28.49M
Gross profit $290.34M $19.45B $12.46M
Operating income -$5.38M $8.47B -$5.11M
Net income -$28.18M $7.09B -$4.05M
Free cash flow -$21.60M $7.60B -$5.93M
R&D – $1.40B $2.45M
EPS (diluted) $-0.71 $19.06 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $61.10M $5.46B $6.83M
Total debt $727.71M $41.37B –
Shares (diluted) 43.31M 371.00M 31.22M
Enterprise value $1.80B $238.40B -$38.17M

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
MetricCECOTMOFTEK
P/E -71.0x 36.6x -10.9x
P/FCF -100.7x 34.1x -7.5x
P/Operating cash flow -301.9x 27.8x -8.9x
P/S 2.4x 5.5x 1.6x
P/B 1.0x 4.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 7.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 100.1x 25.4x -6.1x
EV/EBIT -528.5x 34.7x -5.2x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 6.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF -131.5x 38.7x -4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -394.4x 31.5x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 4.84 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCECOTMOFTEK
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 8.3% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 2.9% 0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 7.8% 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 4.0% 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -105.5% 12.8% -16.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 7.2% -34.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -152.2% 7.9% -34.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -53.8% 6.2% -42.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -149.3% 9.7% -35.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.7% 7.6% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -196.9% 21.9% -269.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 4.5% -62.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 24.3% -324.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.0% 5.1% -62.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCECOTMOFTEK
Gross margin 32.1% 41.1% 43.7%
EBITDA margin 3.1% 24.4% -15.2%
Operating margin -0.6% 17.9% -17.9%
Pretax margin -3.9% 16.7% -14.2%
Net margin -3.4% 14.9% -14.2%
FCF margin -2.4% 16.0% -20.8%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 19.7% -17.5%
Return on equity -2.3% 13.2% -10.9%
Return on assets -1.2% 6.2% -9.4%
Return on invested capital -0.3% 8.0% –
Return on capital employed -0.3% 8.5% -13.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCECOTMOFTEK
Debt / assets 19.5% 36.2% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 23.5x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF -33.7x 5.4x –
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 52.1% 13.7%
Equity / assets 55.7% 47.9% 86.3%
Interest coverage -0.2x 5.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 5.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 5.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 3.6x
Altman Z-score 1.14 4.17 1.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCECOTMOFTEK
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.8% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 8.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% –

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.

ConsensusCECOTMOFTEK
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 27.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.41FY2026 $25.91FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +167.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +27.4% +2.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026 $27.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +84.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.3% -2.8% +28.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCECOTMOFTEK
Held by institutions 88.3% 90.2% 23.6%
Institutions holding 348 2,627 44
Change in shares held, QoQ +64.8% +0.8% -2.7%
Institutions buying 247 1,145 18
Institutions selling 71 1,145 9
Buyers to sellers 3.48 1.00 2.00

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.

CECOTMOFTEK
CECO 1.00 0.08 0.25
TMO 0.08 1.00 0.03
FTEK 0.25 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CECO, TMO and FTEK?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ceco Environmental (CECO) $1.97B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $261.88B, Fuel Tech (FTEK) $45.73M.

Which company is growing faster?

Ceco Environmental (CECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ceco Environmental (CECO) +37.6%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Fuel Tech (FTEK) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has the highest net margin (Ceco Environmental (CECO) -3.4%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 14.9%, Fuel Tech (FTEK) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) leads (Ceco Environmental (CECO) -0.3%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) returned the most: Ceco Environmental (CECO) -3.5%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.6%, Fuel Tech (FTEK) -46.2%. Over five years, Ceco Environmental (CECO) compounded fastest (Ceco Environmental (CECO) +47.7%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +1.8%/yr, Fuel Tech (FTEK) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ceco Environmental (CECO) 0.00%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.00%, Fuel Tech (FTEK) 0.00%. Ceco Environmental (CECO) and Fuel Tech (FTEK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Ceco Environmental (CECO) 67.6%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 30.0%, Fuel Tech (FTEK) 68.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CECO, TMO and FTEK?

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