ECL vs RSKIA vs SNTL Stock Comparison

Ecolab, George Risk Industries and Sentinel Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$300.86 +8.3% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.51B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins
SNTL Sentinel Holdings Ltd.
$1.89 +1.6% 1M -67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31M
P/E
1.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.58M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sentinel Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sentinel Holdings 4, George Risk Industries 4, Ecolab 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECLRSKIASNTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.51B $101.44M $18.31M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.6x 10.4x 1.3x SNTL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +13.9% +250.7% SNTL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 37.9% 311.9% SNTL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — -0.1x SNTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 6.02% — RSKIA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% +27.3% -67.3% RSKIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.3%/yr +9.3%/yr -1.1%/yr RSKIA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 24.9% 138.6% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 87/100 45/100 RSKIA

Percentile Scorecard

ECLRSKIASNTL

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

AxisECLRSKIASNTL
Valuation 50 #11 of 21 78 #26 of 113 72 #32 of 113
Growth 83 #4 of 19 88 #12 of 96 96 #5 of 96
Profitability 93 #2 of 16 87 #13 of 91 46 #50 of 91
Financial Health 25 #16 of 21 98 #3 of 122 11 #109 of 122
Shareholder Returns 67 #4 of 10 85 #11 of 66 2 #65 of 66
Overall 64 87 45
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • RSKIA ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • SNTL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECLRSKIASNTLSPY
1 month +8.3%-4.6%+1.6% +0.7%
3 months +7.7%+10.3%-53.1% +3.7%
6 months +15.4%+11.6%-65.0% +7.1%
Year to date +14.6%+20.3%-69.4% +12.8%
1 year +16.9%+27.3%-67.3% +11.9%
3 years +89.0%+76.6%-68.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +23.7%+20.9%-32.0% +22.8%
5 years +35.4%+55.9%-5.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.3%+9.3%-1.1% +10.9%
10 years +161.4%+184.2%+1,475.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%+11.0%+31.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECLRSKIASNTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%24.9%138.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%30.0%166.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.02-0.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.791.10-0.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-39.0%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-8.8%-70.2% -1.2%
52-week high $308.35$22.75$6.35 $779.14
52-week low $245.73$16.30$1.27 $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.

MultipleECLRSKIASNTL
P/E now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 25.4x 10.4xmedian 21.9x 1.3xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 0.9x 4.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 17.9x 6.8xmedian 11.9x -4.5xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.0xmedian 22.3x 24.0xmedian 14.4x 8.4xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 2.4x -5.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 1.73 0.59median 0.97 0.01median 0.97

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 monthsECLRSKIASNTL
Revenue $17.37B $25.81M $4.58M
Gross profit $7.63B $12.15M $340.92K
Operating income $2.90B $7.06M -$4.61M
Net income $2.10B $9.79M -$881.22K
Free cash flow $1.80B $4.22M $2.17M
EPS (diluted) $7.38 $1.99 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $722.30M $6.84M $146.09K
Total debt $13.19B – $3.26M
Shares (diluted) 282.10M 4.91M 9.69M
Enterprise value $77.49B -$86.85M $16.98M

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
MetricECLRSKIASNTL
P/E 40.5x 10.4x 1.3x
P/FCF 47.0x 24.0x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 22.7x 7.9x
P/S 4.9x 3.9x 4.0x
P/B 8.1x 1.6x -5.1x
P/Tangible book 15.8x 1.6x -4.1x
EV/EBITDA 24.3x 6.8x -4.5x
EV/EBIT 33.4x 7.2x -4.1x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 2.0x 4.1x
EV/FCF 54.0x 12.1x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.0x 11.4x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 0.59 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECLRSKIASNTL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 13.9% 250.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 9.8% -19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.4% 10.6% 156.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 10.2% -38.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.3% 12.6% 43.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 13.9% 2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 19.1% 90.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 17.2% 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.2% 19.2% 322.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 17.5% 104.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 7.8% 328.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 29.7% 245.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 13.2% 312.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 45.3% 237.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECLRSKIASNTL
Gross margin 43.9% 47.1% 7.4%
EBITDA margin 22.9% 29.0% -91.9%
Operating margin 16.7% 27.4% -100.8%
Pretax margin 15.0% 50.9% -18.1%
Net margin 12.0% 37.9% 311.9%
FCF margin 10.3% 16.4% 47.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.4% 17.3% 50.6%
Return on equity 20.4% 15.2% –
Return on assets 6.9% 13.4% -40.8%
Return on invested capital 10.0% – –
Return on capital employed 12.0% 10.4% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.5x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECLRSKIASNTL
Debt / assets 42.4% – 27.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x – -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 7.3x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 11.9% 279.9%
Equity / assets 33.6% 88.1% -179.9%
Interest coverage 8.0x – -9.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 14.6x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 11.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 10.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.96 9.94 -23.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECLRSKIASNTL
Dividend yield 1.0% 6.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% – -11.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 6.0% -11.1%
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.

ConsensusECLRSKIASNTL
Forward P/E 38.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.90FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.26BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECLRSKIASNTL
Held by institutions 80.0% – –
Institutions holding 1,712 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – –
Institutions buying 764 – –
Institutions selling 679 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.13 – –

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.

ECLRSKIASNTL
ECL 1.00 0.01 0.00
RSKIA 0.01 1.00 -0.11
SNTL 0.00 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECL, RSKIA and SNTL?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ecolab (ECL) $84.51B, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) $101.44M, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) $18.31M.

Which stock is cheaper, ECL, RSKIA and SNTL?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ecolab (ECL) 40.6x, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 10.4x, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 1.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ecolab (ECL) +9.3%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +13.9%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) +250.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) has the highest net margin (Ecolab (ECL) 12.0%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 37.9%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 311.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year George Risk Industries (RSKIA) returned the most: Ecolab (ECL) +16.9%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +27.3%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -67.3%. Over five years, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) compounded fastest (Ecolab (ECL) +6.3%/yr, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +9.3%/yr, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) has the highest dividend yield: Ecolab (ECL) 0.01%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 6.02%. Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Ecolab (ECL) 21.2%, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 24.9%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 138.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 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.