ECL vs JCI vs SNT Stock Comparison

Ecolab, Johnson Controls International and Senstar Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$291.28 +4.1% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$81.65B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
1.00%
Water Treatment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 6, Ecolab 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECLJCISNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.65B $94.41B $36.40M JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x 33.2x 74.0x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.9x 31.8x — JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% — -3.2% ECL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 1.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.00% 1.03% 0.00% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.1% +37.9% -67.9% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.7%/yr +16.3%/yr -16.9%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 31.8% 59.0% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 38/100 50/100 ECL

Percentile Scorecard

ECLJCISNT

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

AxisECLJCISNT
Valuation 35 #14 of 21 15 #48 of 56 72 #32 of 112
Growth 83 #4 of 19 75 #14 of 52 3 #93 of 96
Profitability 81 #4 of 17 – 36 #59 of 91
Financial Health 19 #18 of 22 – 89 #15 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 25 #31 of 41 –
Overall 55 38 50
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • SNT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECLJCISNTSPY
1 month +4.1%+3.8%-3.1% -0.2%
3 months +2.8%+11.0%-10.9% +3.9%
6 months +9.1%+10.1%-44.5% +8.2%
Year to date +11.0%+30.2%-67.7% +12.9%
1 year +4.1%+37.9%-67.9% +12.3%
3 years +85.0%+223.3%+36.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+47.9%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years +31.8%+112.3%-60.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.7%+16.3%-16.9% +10.9%
10 years +153.4%+254.1%-65.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.7%+13.5%-10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECLJCISNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%31.8%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%32.6%60.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.481.160.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.191.19-1.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-43.1%-74.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-1.8%-68.2% -1.2%
52-week high $308.35$158.77$4.91 $779.14
52-week low $245.73$110.85$1.34 $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.

MultipleECLJCISNT
P/E now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 25.6x 33.2xmedian 20.1x 74.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.7x —median 11.8x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 23.6x 28.6xmedian 16.2x —median 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 2.0x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.98median 1.68 1.64median 0.99 —median 1.00

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 monthsECLJCISNT
Revenue $17.37B – $36.80M
Gross profit – $9.52B $23.34M
Operating income $2.90B – $729.00K
Net income – – $378.00K
R&D – – $3.98M
EPS (diluted) $7.38 $4.68 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $722.30M $618.00M $7.88M
Total debt – – $1.14M
Shares (diluted) 282.20M 610.00M 23.46M
Enterprise value $81.68B $94.45B -$26.32M

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
MetricECLJCISNT
P/E 39.3x 33.2x 74.0x
P/FCF 41.5x 28.6x –
P/Operating cash flow – 24.4x –
P/S 4.7x 3.6x 1.0x
P/B 7.8x 6.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 9.3x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – 39.5x
EV/Revenue 4.7x – 0.8x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.98 1.64 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECLJCISNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% – -3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.7% -7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.3% – -86.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – -92.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% -7.0% -90.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 20.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 51.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECLJCISNT
Gross margin – – 63.4%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – 2.0%
Pretax margin – – 2.4%
Net margin – – 1.3%
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity 20.4% 21.1% 0.9%
Return on assets 6.9% 7.3% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – – 0.7%
Return on capital employed – – 1.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECLJCISNT
Debt / assets – – 0.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 66.4% – 20.6%
Equity / assets 33.6% 33.9% 79.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 3.6x
Quick ratio – – 2.2x
Cash ratio – – 1.0x
Altman Z-score – – 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECLJCISNT
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusECLJCISNT
Forward P/E 36.9xFY2026 31.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.90FY2026 $4.90FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% +30.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.26BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +6.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECLJCISNT
Held by institutions 80.0% 89.5% –
Institutions holding 1,710 1,597 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -1.1% –
Institutions buying 762 790 –
Institutions selling 679 557 –
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.42 –

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.

ECLJCISNT
ECL 1.00 0.16 0.00
JCI 0.16 1.00 0.09
SNT 0.00 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECL, JCI and SNT?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ecolab (ECL) $81.65B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B, Senstar Technologies (SNT) $36.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, ECL, JCI and SNT?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ecolab (ECL) 39.3x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 74.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Ecolab (ECL) 36.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x). 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%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -3.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Ecolab (ECL) +4.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -67.9%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Ecolab (ECL) 1.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.03%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.00%. Senstar Technologies (SNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECL, JCI and SNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads on 6. 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.