ECL vs SNT vs AIRJ Stock Comparison

Ecolab, Senstar Technologies 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
$81.65B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
1.00%
Water Treatment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Ecolab leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ecolab 7). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECLSNTAIRJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.65B $36.40M $214.17M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x 74.0x -2.4x ECL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.9x — — –
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% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.1% -67.9% -44.4% ECL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.7%/yr -16.9%/yr — ECL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 59.0% 85.0% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 50/100 41/100 ECL

Percentile Scorecard

ECLSNTAIRJ

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

AxisECLSNTAIRJ
Valuation 35 #14 of 21 72 #32 of 112 50 #11 of 21
Growth 83 #4 of 19 3 #93 of 96 6 #18 of 19
Profitability 81 #4 of 17 36 #59 of 91 44 #10 of 17
Financial Health 19 #18 of 22 89 #15 of 125 95 #2 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 11 #9 of 10
Overall 55 50 41
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • SNT 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

PeriodECLSNTAIRJSPY
1 month +4.1%-3.1%-28.6% -0.2%
3 months +2.8%-10.9%-32.6% +3.9%
6 months +9.1%-44.5%-7.0% +8.2%
Year to date +11.0%-67.7%-25.9% +12.9%
1 year +4.1%-67.9%-44.4% +12.3%
3 years +85.0%+36.8%-72.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+11.0%-35.1% +23.3%
5 years +31.8%-60.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.7%-16.9%— +10.9%
10 years +153.4%-65.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.7%-10.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECLSNTAIRJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%59.0%85.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%60.6%75.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.892.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-1.15-0.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-74.7%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-68.2%-54.4% -1.2%
52-week high $308.35$4.91$6.40 $779.14
52-week low $245.73$1.34$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.

MultipleECLSNTAIRJ
P/E now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 25.6x 74.0xmedian 21.2x -2.4xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 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 —median 13.7x -29.5xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 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 monthsECLSNTAIRJ
Revenue $17.37B $36.80M –
Gross profit – $23.34M –
Operating income $2.90B $729.00K -$13.96M
Net income – $378.00K -$84.79M
Free cash flow – – -$7.26M
R&D – $3.98M $607.33K
EPS (diluted) $7.38 $0.02 $-1.22
Cash & equivalents $722.30M $7.88M $41.42M
Total debt – $1.14M –
Shares (diluted) 282.20M 23.46M 69.74M
Enterprise value $81.68B -$26.32M $93.80M

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
MetricECLSNTAIRJ
P/E 39.3x 74.0x -2.4x
P/FCF 41.5x – -29.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – -29.6x
P/S 4.7x 1.0x –
P/B 7.8x 0.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 0.9x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – -12.4x
EV/EBIT – 39.5x -12.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 0.8x –
EV/FCF – – -23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.98 – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECLSNTAIRJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% -3.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -7.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.3% -86.3% -11.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% – -46.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -92.6% -322.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -288.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% -90.5% -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
MetricECLSNTAIRJ
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% 0.9% -34.6%
Return on assets 6.9% 0.7% -28.1%
Return on invested capital – 0.7% –
Return on capital employed – 1.6% -4.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECLSNTAIRJ
Debt / assets – 0.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 20.6% 19.0%
Equity / assets 33.6% 79.4% 81.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 3.6x 19.7x
Quick ratio – 2.2x 18.9x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 18.9x
Altman Z-score – 3.12 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECLSNTAIRJ
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – – -17.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 0.0% -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.

ConsensusECLSNTAIRJ
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
HoldersECLSNTAIRJ
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.

ECLSNTAIRJ
ECL 1.00 0.00 0.11
SNT 0.00 1.00 0.11
AIRJ 0.11 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECL, SNT and AIRJ?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ecolab (ECL) $81.65B, Senstar Technologies (SNT) $36.40M, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) $214.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, ECL, SNT and AIRJ?

Ecolab (ECL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ecolab (ECL) 39.3x, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 74.0x, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -2.4x). 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 Ecolab (ECL) returned the most: Ecolab (ECL) +4.1%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -67.9%, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -44.4%. Over five years, Ecolab (ECL) compounded fastest (Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ecolab (ECL) 1.00%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.00%. Senstar Technologies (SNT) and AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.0%, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) 85.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECL, SNT 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 7. 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.