RSKIA vs ECL vs ICTSF Stock Comparison

George Risk Industries, Ecolab and Icts International N V Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$291.28 +4.1% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$82.08B
P/E
39.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

George Risk Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (George Risk Industries 4, Ecolab 2, Icts International N V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRSKIAECLICTSFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $102.61M $82.08B $161.71M ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 39.4x -14.0x RSKIA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.9% +9.3% — RSKIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.9% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.96% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.5% +4.1% +27.6% ICTSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr +5.7%/yr -6.6%/yr RSKIA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 21.9% 79.2% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 87/100 55/100 — RSKIA

Percentile Scorecard

RSKIAECLICTSF

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

AxisRSKIAECLICTSF
Valuation 78 #26 of 112 35 #14 of 21 36 #72 of 112
Growth 87 #13 of 96 83 #4 of 19 –
Profitability 86 #14 of 91 81 #4 of 17 –
Financial Health 99 #2 of 125 19 #18 of 22 52 #61 of 125
Shareholder Returns 85 #11 of 67 – –
Overall 87 55 –
  • RSKIA ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • ICTSF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRSKIAECLICTSFSPY
1 month -6.3%+4.1%-5.8% -0.2%
3 months +10.5%+2.8%+0.9% +3.9%
6 months +13.5%+9.1%+27.6% +8.2%
Year to date +21.7%+11.0%+66.2% +12.9%
1 year +23.5%+4.1%+27.6% +12.3%
3 years +78.6%+85.0%+38.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.4%+22.8%+11.4% +23.3%
5 years +57.8%+31.8%-28.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.6%+5.7%-6.6% +10.9%
10 years +182.1%+153.4%+681.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.9%+9.7%+22.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRSKIAECLICTSFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%21.9%79.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%22.0%124.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.480.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.920.190.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-44.3%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-5.5%-13.6% -1.2%
52-week high $22.75$308.35$6.42 $779.14
52-week low $16.30$245.73$3.10 $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.

MultipleRSKIAECLICTSF
P/E now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 21.2x 39.3xmedian 25.6x -14.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 0.9x 4.7xmedian 2.4x 0.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.9x —median 16.7x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 13.7x 41.5xmedian 23.6x -6.3xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.4x 7.8xmedian 2.0x -9.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 1.00 1.98median 1.68 —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 monthsRSKIAECLICTSF
Revenue $25.81M $17.37B –
Gross profit $12.15M – –
Operating income $7.06M $2.90B –
Net income $9.79M – –
Free cash flow $4.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $7.38 –
Cash & equivalents $6.84M $722.30M $16.89M
Total debt – – $25.53M
Shares (diluted) 4.91M 282.20M 36.18M
Enterprise value -$85.67M $82.08B -$37.87M

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
MetricRSKIAECLICTSF
P/E 10.5x 39.3x -14.0x
P/FCF 24.3x 41.5x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x – –
P/S 4.0x 4.7x 0.4x
P/B 1.6x 7.8x -9.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 15.2x -9.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – –
EV/EBIT 7.4x – –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 4.7x –
EV/FCF 12.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 1.98 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRSKIAECLICTSF
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.9% 9.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.6% 11.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 17.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.2% 6.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 19.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRSKIAECLICTSF
Gross margin 47.1% – –
EBITDA margin 29.0% – –
Operating margin 27.4% – –
Pretax margin 50.9% – –
Net margin 37.9% – –
FCF margin 16.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% – –
Return on equity 15.2% 20.4% –
Return on assets 13.4% 6.9% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 10.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRSKIAECLICTSF
Debt / assets – – 4.7%
Debt / equity – – -0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 11.9% 66.4% 112.8%
Equity / assets 88.1% 33.6% -12.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 14.6x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 11.2x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 10.3x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 10.02 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRSKIAECLICTSF
Dividend yield 6.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 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.

ConsensusRSKIAECLICTSF
Forward P/E – 36.9xFY2026 –
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
HoldersRSKIAECLICTSF
Held by institutions – 80.0% –
Institutions holding – 1,710 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.4% –
Institutions buying – 762 –
Institutions selling – 679 –
Buyers to sellers – 1.12 –

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.

RSKIAECLICTSF
RSKIA 1.00 0.02 -0.11
ECL 0.02 1.00 0.03
ICTSF -0.11 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RSKIA, ECL and ICTSF?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: George Risk Industries (RSKIA) $102.61M, Ecolab (ECL) $82.08B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $161.71M.

Which stock is cheaper, RSKIA, ECL and ICTSF?

George Risk Industries (RSKIA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 10.5x, Ecolab (ECL) 39.4x, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -14.0x). 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: George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +13.9%, Ecolab (ECL) +9.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Icts International N V (ICTSF) returned the most: George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +23.5%, Ecolab (ECL) +4.1%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +27.6%. Over five years, George Risk Industries (RSKIA) compounded fastest (George Risk Industries (RSKIA) +9.6%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 5.96%, Ecolab (ECL) 0.00%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 0.00%. Ecolab (ECL) and Icts International N V (ICTSF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (George Risk Industries (RSKIA) 25.4%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 79.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.