ICTSF vs ECL vs KSCP Stock Comparison

Icts International N V, Ecolab and Knightscope Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECL Ecolab Inc.
$292.52 +4.3% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$84.78B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
5 wins
KSCP Knightscope, Inc.
$0.52 -36.6% 1M -90.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.71M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Ecolab leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ecolab 5, Knightscope 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICTSFECLKSCPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $167.33M $84.78B $9.13M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.3x 40.7x -0.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% +88.0% KSCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -217.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.8% +9.0% -90.6% ECL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr +5.7%/yr — ECL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.0% 21.5% 109.1% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 52/100 31/100 ECL

Percentile Scorecard

ICTSFECLKSCP

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

AxisICTSFECLKSCP
Valuation 38 #71 of 113 30 #15 of 21 21 #89 of 113
Growth – 83 #4 of 19 38 #60 of 96
Profitability – 75 #5 of 17 2 #90 of 92
Financial Health 52 #60 of 125 19 #18 of 22 61 #50 of 125
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 52 31
  • ICTSF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • KSCP ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICTSFECLKSCPSPY
1 month -12.4%+4.3%-36.6% +0.9%
3 months -25.5%+3.0%-62.3% +5.9%
6 months +2.8%+14.0%-83.0% +8.5%
Year to date +33.8%+11.4%-86.0% +13.3%
1 year +2.8%+9.0%-90.6% +12.4%
3 years +11.2%+85.8%-98.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.6%+23.0%-75.9% +23.5%
5 years -40.7%+31.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.9%+5.7%— +11.0%
10 years +529.6%+154.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.2%+9.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureICTSFECLKSCPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.0%21.5%109.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 134.1%21.2%103.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.482.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.42-0.83 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-44.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-5.1%-90.6% -0.9%
52-week high $6.42$308.35$5.55 $779.14
52-week low $3.10$245.73$0.50 $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.

MultipleICTSFECLKSCP
P/E now vs peer median -11.3xmedian 21.5x 39.4xmedian 25.5x -0.2xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.9x 4.7xmedian 2.4x 0.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x —median 19.0x -0.2xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.1xmedian 13.9x 41.5xmedian 23.0x -0.3xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median -7.9xmedian 2.3x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 0.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 1.99median 1.69 0.00median 0.92

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 monthsICTSFECLKSCP
Revenue – $17.37B $20.71M
Gross profit – – -$2.06M
Operating income – $2.90B -$44.22M
Net income – – -$45.00M
Free cash flow – – -$42.45M
R&D – – $18.98M
EPS (diluted) – $7.38 $-2.51
Cash & equivalents $16.89M $722.30M $8.20M
Total debt $25.53M – $4.39M
Shares (diluted) 36.18M 282.20M 17.93M
Enterprise value $54.77M $84.78B -$51.48M

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
MetricICTSFECLKSCP
P/E -11.3x 39.4x -0.2x
P/FCF -5.1x 41.5x -0.3x
P/Operating cash flow – – -0.3x
P/S 0.3x 4.7x 0.6x
P/B -7.9x 7.8x 0.4x
P/Tangible book -7.9x 15.3x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – -0.2x
EV/EBIT – – -0.2x
EV/Revenue – 4.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF – – -0.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -0.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.99 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICTSFECLKSCP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3% 88.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 27.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 38.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.3% -59.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% -15.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -44.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 6.1% 43.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% 50.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -91.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -24.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -95.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -24.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICTSFECLKSCP
Gross margin – – -9.9%
EBITDA margin – – -197.3%
Operating margin – – -213.5%
Pretax margin – – -217.3%
Net margin – – -217.3%
FCF margin – – -205.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – -200.8%
Return on equity – 20.4% -141.5%
Return on assets – 6.9% -77.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – -103.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 6.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICTSFECLKSCP
Debt / assets 4.7% – 7.9%
Debt / equity -0.4x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.1x
Debt / FCF – – -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 112.8% 66.4% 47.1%
Equity / assets -12.8% 33.6% 52.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – -8.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICTSFECLKSCP
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.0% –
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.

ConsensusICTSFECLKSCP
Forward P/E – 37.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.90FY2026 $-2.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +23.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $17.26BFY2026 $34.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.3%FY2026 +209.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.4% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICTSFECLKSCP
Held by institutions – 80.0% 6.3%
Institutions holding – 1,711 62
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.4% +6.1%
Institutions buying – 763 29
Institutions selling – 679 6
Buyers to sellers – 1.12 4.83

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.

ICTSFECLKSCP
ICTSF 1.00 0.02 0.06
ECL 0.02 1.00 0.00
KSCP 0.06 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICTSF, ECL and KSCP?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Icts International N V (ICTSF) $167.33M, Ecolab (ECL) $84.78B, Knightscope (KSCP) $9.13M.

Which company is growing faster?

Knightscope (KSCP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ecolab (ECL) +9.3%, Knightscope (KSCP) +88.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ecolab (ECL) returned the most: Icts International N V (ICTSF) +2.8%, Ecolab (ECL) +9.0%, Knightscope (KSCP) -90.6%. Over five years, Ecolab (ECL) compounded fastest (Icts International N V (ICTSF) -9.9%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Icts International N V (ICTSF) 82.0%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.5%, Knightscope (KSCP) 109.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.