ECL vs ICTSF vs AIRJ Stock Comparison

Ecolab, Icts International N V and AirJoule Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$291.28 +4.1% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$82.13B
P/E
39.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Ecolab leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ecolab 4, Icts International N V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECLICTSFAIRJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.13B $207.76M $199.44M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.4x -14.0x -2.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.1% +27.6% -44.4% ICTSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.7%/yr -6.6%/yr — ECL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 79.2% 85.0% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 — 41/100 ECL

Percentile Scorecard

ECLICTSFAIRJ

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

AxisECLICTSFAIRJ
Valuation 35 #14 of 21 36 #72 of 112 50 #11 of 21
Growth 83 #4 of 19 – 6 #18 of 19
Profitability 81 #4 of 17 – 44 #10 of 17
Financial Health 19 #18 of 22 52 #61 of 125 95 #2 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 11 #9 of 10
Overall 55 – 41
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • ICTSF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • AIRJ ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECLICTSFAIRJSPY
1 month +4.1%-5.8%-28.6% -0.2%
3 months +2.8%+0.9%-32.6% +3.9%
6 months +9.1%+27.6%-7.0% +8.2%
Year to date +11.0%+66.2%-25.9% +12.9%
1 year +4.1%+27.6%-44.4% +12.3%
3 years +85.0%+38.1%-72.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+11.4%-35.1% +23.3%
5 years +31.8%-28.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.7%-6.6%— +10.9%
10 years +153.4%+681.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.7%+22.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECLICTSFAIRJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%79.2%85.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%124.9%75.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.322.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.35-0.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-68.3%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-13.6%-54.4% -1.2%
52-week high $308.35$6.42$6.40 $779.14
52-week low $245.73$3.10$2.51 $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.

MultipleECLICTSFAIRJ
P/E now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 25.6x -14.0xmedian 21.2x -2.4xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.4x 0.4xmedian 0.9x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.7x —median 11.9x -12.4xmedian 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 23.6x -6.3xmedian 13.7x -29.5xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 2.0x -9.8xmedian 2.4x 0.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.98median 1.68 —median 1.00 0.01median 1.68

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 monthsECLICTSFAIRJ
Revenue $17.37B – –
Operating income $2.90B – -$13.96M
Net income – – -$84.79M
Free cash flow – – -$7.26M
R&D – – $607.33K
EPS (diluted) $7.38 – $-1.22
Cash & equivalents $722.30M $16.89M $41.42M
Total debt – $25.53M –
Shares (diluted) 282.20M 36.18M 69.74M
Enterprise value $82.13B $95.20M $79.07M

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
MetricECLICTSFAIRJ
P/E 39.3x -14.0x -2.4x
P/FCF 41.5x -6.3x -29.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – -29.6x
P/S 4.7x 0.4x –
P/B 7.8x -9.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 15.2x -9.8x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – -12.4x
EV/EBIT – – -12.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x – –
EV/FCF – – -23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.98 – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECLICTSFAIRJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.3% – -11.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% – -46.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -322.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -288.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% – -292.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – -176.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -47.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 18.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -47.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECLICTSFAIRJ
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity 20.4% – -34.6%
Return on assets 6.9% – -28.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – -4.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECLICTSFAIRJ
Debt / assets – 4.7% –
Debt / equity – -0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 112.8% 19.0%
Equity / assets 33.6% -12.8% 81.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 19.7x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 18.9x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 18.9x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECLICTSFAIRJ
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – -17.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% – -17.0%
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.

ConsensusECLICTSFAIRJ
Forward P/E 36.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.90FY2026 – $-1.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.26BFY2026 – $168.27KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 – +205.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% – +3,073.8%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ECLICTSFAIRJ
ECL 1.00 0.03 0.11
ICTSF 0.03 1.00 -0.03
AIRJ 0.11 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECL, ICTSF and AIRJ?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ecolab (ECL) $82.13B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $207.76M, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) $199.44M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Icts International N V (ICTSF) returned the most: Ecolab (ECL) +4.1%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +27.6%, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -44.4%. Over five years, Ecolab (ECL) compounded fastest (Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 79.2%, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) 85.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.