ECL vs RSKIA vs CDZI Stock Comparison

Ecolab, George Risk Industries and Cadiz Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECL Ecolab Inc.
$304.69 +11.3% 1M +18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$88.04B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$3.79 -1.0% 1M -27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$306.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.84M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

George Risk Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (George Risk Industries 6, Ecolab 2, Cadiz 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECLRSKIACDZILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.04B $103.88M $306.72M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x 10.6x -7.3x RSKIA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +13.9% -21.3% RSKIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 37.9% -353.9% RSKIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — -3.3x CDZI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.3% +29.9% -27.9% RSKIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.0%/yr +10.3%/yr -9.5%/yr RSKIA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 25.1% 67.8% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 88/100 21/100 RSKIA

Percentile Scorecard

ECLRSKIACDZI

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

AxisECLRSKIACDZI
Valuation 53 #10 of 20 76 #28 of 114 21 #16 of 20
Growth 82 #4 of 18 91 #10 of 98 35 #12 of 18
Profitability 88 #3 of 17 89 #11 of 95 13 #15 of 17
Financial Health 20 #17 of 21 99 #2 of 126 15 #18 of 21
Shareholder Returns 64 #5 of 12 86 #11 of 70 –
Overall 61 88 21
  • ECL ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • RSKIA ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • CDZI ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECLRSKIACDZISPY
1 month +11.3%+7.1%-1.0% -2.0%
3 months +7.6%+4.1%+19.2% -2.2%
6 months +18.3%+20.2%-17.6% +4.2%
Year to date +16.1%+27.3%-32.4% +10.6%
1 year +18.3%+29.9%-27.9% +10.4%
3 years +74.3%+88.0%+13.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +20.4%+23.4%+4.4% +20.2%
5 years +33.6%+63.3%-39.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +6.0%+10.3%-9.5% +10.1%
10 years +174.1%+200.8%-45.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.6%+11.6%-6.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECLRSKIACDZISPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%25.1%67.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.6%30.2%66.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.031.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.861.19-0.41 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-39.0%-74.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-3.5%-45.2% -3.2%
52-week high $308.47$22.75$6.92 $779.14
52-week low $245.73$16.34$2.98 $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.

MultipleECLRSKIACDZI
P/E now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 28.3x 11.0xmedian 20.8x -7.6xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 0.9x 26.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 21.1x 7.6xmedian 11.9x -16.4xmedian 21.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.6xmedian 24.9x 25.4xmedian 15.0x -10.2xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.4x 68.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.07median 1.75 0.63median 1.08 1.53median 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 monthsECLRSKIACDZI
Revenue $17.37B $25.81M $11.84M
Gross profit $7.63B $12.15M $3.21M
Operating income $2.90B $7.06M -$27.96M
Net income $2.10B $9.79M -$36.88M
Free cash flow $1.80B $4.22M -$31.27M
EPS (diluted) $7.38 $1.99 $-1,226.19
Cash & equivalents $722.30M $6.84M $5.32M
Total debt $13.19B – $86.99M
Shares (diluted) 282.10M 4.91M 34.19K
Enterprise value $81.02B -$84.40M $271.83M

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
MetricECLRSKIACDZI
P/E 41.0x 11.0x -7.6x
P/FCF 47.6x 25.4x -10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x 24.0x -12.2x
P/S 4.9x 4.2x 26.9x
P/B 8.2x 1.6x 68.4x
P/Tangible book 16.0x 1.7x 68.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x 7.6x -16.4x
EV/EBIT 33.7x 8.1x -14.3x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 2.2x 33.8x
EV/FCF 54.6x 13.5x -12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.3x 12.7x -15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.07 0.63 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECLRSKIACDZI
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 13.9% -21.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 9.8% 77.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.4% 10.6% -34.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 10.2% 84.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.3% 12.6% -13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 13.9% -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 19.1% -12.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 17.2% -5.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.2% 19.2% -10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 17.5% -5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 7.8% -57.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 29.7% -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 13.2% -36.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 45.3% -6.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECLRSKIACDZI
Gross margin 43.9% 47.1% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 22.9% 29.0% -206.7%
Operating margin 16.7% 27.4% -236.1%
Pretax margin 15.0% 50.9% -310.9%
Net margin 12.0% 37.9% -353.9%
FCF margin 10.3% 16.4% -264.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.4% 17.3% -220.6%
Return on equity 20.4% 15.2% -363.2%
Return on assets 6.9% 13.4% -26.2%
Return on invested capital 10.0% – –
Return on capital employed 12.0% 10.4% -21.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 36.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECLRSKIACDZI
Debt / assets 42.4% – 64.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 18.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – -3.3x
Debt / FCF 7.3x – -2.8x
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 11.9% 96.5%
Equity / assets 33.6% 88.1% 3.5%
Interest coverage 8.0x – -2.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 14.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 11.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 10.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.00 10.34 -6.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECLRSKIACDZI
Dividend yield 1.0% 5.7% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% – –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 5.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 45.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.7% – –

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.

ConsensusECLRSKIACDZI
Forward P/E 38.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.90FY2026 – $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.26BFY2026 – $8.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 – -47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% – +109.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECLRSKIACDZI
Held by institutions 80.0% – 46.7%
Institutions holding 1,714 – 117
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – +4.0%
Institutions buying 764 – 54
Institutions selling 679 – 39
Buyers to sellers 1.13 – 1.38

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.

ECLRSKIACDZI
ECL 1.00 0.00 0.09
RSKIA 0.00 1.00 -0.10
CDZI 0.09 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECL, RSKIA and CDZI?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ecolab (ECL) $88.04B, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) $103.88M, Cadiz (CDZI) $306.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, ECL, RSKIA and CDZI?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ecolab (ECL) 42.3x, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 10.6x, Cadiz (CDZI) -7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ecolab (ECL) +9.3%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +13.9%, Cadiz (CDZI) -21.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) has the highest net margin (Ecolab (ECL) 12.0%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 37.9%, Cadiz (CDZI) -353.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year George Risk Industries (RSKIA) returned the most: Ecolab (ECL) +18.3%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +29.9%, Cadiz (CDZI) -27.9%. Over five years, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) compounded fastest (Ecolab (ECL) +6.0%/yr, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +10.3%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ecolab (ECL) 0.01%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 0.00%, Cadiz (CDZI) 0.00%. George Risk Industries (RSKIA) and Cadiz (CDZI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Ecolab (ECL) 21.3%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 25.1%, Cadiz (CDZI) 67.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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