CLWT vs ECL vs FERG Stock Comparison

Euro Tech Holdings, Ecolab and Ferguson Enterprises Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECL Ecolab Inc.
$291.28 +4.1% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$81.99B
P/E
39.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ferguson Enterprises leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ferguson Enterprises 4, Ecolab 3, Euro Tech Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLWTECLFERGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.88M $81.99B $44.38B ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.1x 39.4x 21.9x FERG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.9x 21.5x FERG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% +5.2% ECL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 6.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 21.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% +4.1% -8.6% CLWT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +5.7%/yr +8.6%/yr FERG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.0% 21.9% 29.8% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 55/100 65/100 FERG

Percentile Scorecard

CLWTECLFERG

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

AxisCLWTECLFERG
Valuation 85 #4 of 21 35 #14 of 21 44 #26 of 46
Growth – 83 #4 of 19 76 #10 of 39
Profitability – 81 #4 of 17 87 #6 of 39
Financial Health 67 #8 of 22 19 #18 of 22 48 #25 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – 71 #10 of 32
Overall – 55 65
  • CLWT ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • FERG ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLWTECLFERGSPY
1 month -3.6%+4.1%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -13.7%+2.8%-1.1% +3.9%
6 months +3.9%+9.1%-11.1% +8.2%
Year to date +10.0%+11.0%+3.1% +12.9%
1 year +6.5%+4.1%-8.6% +12.3%
3 years -7.0%+85.0%+51.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.4%+22.8%+14.8% +23.3%
5 years -62.9%+31.8%+51.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.0%+5.7%+8.6% +10.9%
10 years -49.6%+153.4%+333.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.6%+9.7%+15.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLWTECLFERGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.0%21.9%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.6%22.0%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.120.481.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.19-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-44.3%-43.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.6%-5.5%-14.3% -1.2%
52-week high $2.15$308.35$267.71 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$245.73$214.24 $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.

MultipleCLWTECLFERG
P/E now vs peer median 60.1xmedian 25.6x 39.3xmedian 25.6x 22.0xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.4x 4.7xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.7x —median 16.7x 15.0xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 23.6x 41.5xmedian 23.6x 19.7xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.0x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 7.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.68 1.98median 1.68 —median 2.38

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 monthsCLWTECLFERG
Revenue – $17.37B $31.35B
Gross profit – – $9.73B
Operating income – $2.90B $2.82B
Net income – – $2.03B
Free cash flow – – $2.26B
EPS (diluted) – $7.38 $10.42
Cash & equivalents $4.28M $722.30M $820.00M
Total debt – – $4.13B
Shares (diluted) 7.60M 282.20M 194.80M
Enterprise value -$9.22M $81.99B $41.60B

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
MetricCLWTECLFERG
P/E 60.1x 39.3x 22.0x
P/FCF -6.9x 41.5x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – 17.0x
P/S 0.7x 4.7x 1.4x
P/B 0.6x 7.8x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 15.2x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.0x
EV/EBIT – – 17.0x
EV/Revenue – 4.7x 1.5x
EV/FCF – – 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.98 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLWTECLFERG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.3% 17.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – – 31.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 6.1% 34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 35.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLWTECLFERG
Gross margin – – 31.0%
EBITDA margin – – 10.2%
Operating margin – – 9.0%
Pretax margin – – 8.3%
Net margin – – 6.5%
FCF margin – – 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 8.3%
Return on equity – 20.4% 34.0%
Return on assets – 6.9% 11.4%
Return on invested capital – – 21.7%
Return on capital employed – – 23.4%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLWTECLFERG
Debt / assets – – 23.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 66.4% 67.0%
Equity / assets 77.7% 33.6% 33.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 5.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLWTECLFERG
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusCLWTECLFERG
Forward P/E – 36.9xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.90FY2026 $10.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.2% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $17.26BFY2026 $34.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.3%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.4% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLWTECLFERG
Held by institutions – 80.0% 96.3%
Institutions holding – 1,710 937
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.4% +2.1%
Institutions buying – 762 477
Institutions selling – 679 343
Buyers to sellers – 1.12 1.39

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.

CLWTECLFERG
CLWT 1.00 -0.08 -0.02
ECL -0.08 1.00 0.45
FERG -0.02 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLWT, ECL and FERG?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) $9.88M, Ecolab (ECL) $81.99B, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) $44.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLWT, ECL and FERG?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) 60.1x, Ecolab (ECL) 39.4x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is cheapest (Ecolab (ECL) 36.9x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ecolab (ECL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ecolab (ECL) +9.3%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +5.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) returned the most: Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) +6.5%, Ecolab (ECL) +4.1%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) -8.6%. Over five years, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) compounded fastest (Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) -18.0%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) 89.0%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLWT, ECL and FERG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) leads on 4. 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.