SNT vs ECL vs NSSC Stock Comparison

Senstar Technologies, Ecolab and Napco Security Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$288.96 +3.3% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$82.10B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Water Treatment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNTECLNSSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.81M $82.10B $1.42B ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.8x 38.8x 32.9x NSSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.6x 24.4x NSSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +7.1% +11.4% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 12.6% 21.3% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.7% 11.0% — ECL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.0% +4.2% -11.0% ECL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.3%/yr +5.5%/yr +10.9%/yr NSSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 21.9% 40.9% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 66/100 65/100 ECL

Percentile Scorecard

SNTECLNSSC

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

AxisSNTECLNSSC
Valuation 73 #31 of 112 50 #11 of 21 32 #76 of 112
Growth 3 #93 of 96 83 #4 of 19 79 #21 of 96
Profitability 36 #59 of 91 88 #3 of 17 100 #1 of 91
Financial Health 89 #15 of 125 48 #12 of 22 96 #6 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 60 #5 of 11 18 #55 of 67
Overall 50 66 65
  • SNT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNTECLNSSCSPY
1 month -5.6%+3.3%+10.0% -0.8%
3 months -14.1%+6.3%+7.8% +3.5%
6 months -47.2%+7.9%-14.9% +7.0%
Year to date -68.5%+10.1%-5.9% +12.2%
1 year -69.0%+4.2%-11.0% +13.0%
3 years +33.3%+83.5%+104.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.1%+22.5%+27.0% +23.1%
5 years -61.2%+30.7%+67.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.3%+5.5%+10.9% +11.0%
10 years -65.7%+150.5%+991.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.1%+9.6%+27.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNTECLNSSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%21.9%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.6%22.0%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.481.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.170.19-0.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.7%-44.3%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.0%-6.3%-16.9% -1.8%
52-week high $4.91$308.35$47.23 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$245.73$34.96 $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.

MultipleSNTECLNSSC
P/E now vs peer median 72.1xmedian 21.9x 38.3xmedian 25.6x 32.5xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.9x 4.8xmedian 2.5x 6.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.2x 22.9xmedian 19.1x 26.5xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.3x 43.2xmedian 25.2x 23.7xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 8.0xmedian 2.0x 7.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 1.72median 1.54 1.83median 1.02

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 monthsSNTECLNSSC
Revenue $36.80M $16.84B $202.32M
Gross profit $23.34M $7.43B $119.79M
Operating income $729.00K $2.85B $45.64M
Net income $378.00K $2.13B $43.03M
Free cash flow – $1.87B $59.23M
R&D $3.98M – $13.79M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $7.50 $1.20
Cash & equivalents $7.88M $5.14B $126.93M
Total debt $1.14M $13.18B –
Shares (diluted) 23.46M 282.20M 35.89M
Enterprise value -$26.91M $73.85B $933.77M

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
MetricSNTECLNSSC
P/E 72.1x 38.3x 32.5x
P/FCF – 43.2x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 26.5x 23.0x
P/S 1.0x 4.8x 6.9x
P/B 0.8x 8.0x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 12.2x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA – 22.9x 26.5x
EV/EBIT 38.2x 31.2x 27.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.3x 6.3x
EV/FCF – 47.5x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 29.1x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.72 1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNTECLNSSC
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 7.1% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.5% 7.5% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -86.3% -1.4% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 18.4% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -92.6% -1.0% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 21.3% 16.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -90.5% 0.2% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 17.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.5% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.9% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.1% 15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNTECLNSSC
Gross margin 63.4% 44.1% 59.2%
EBITDA margin – 23.1% 23.6%
Operating margin 2.0% 16.9% 22.6%
Pretax margin 2.4% 15.6% 24.6%
Net margin 1.3% 12.6% 21.3%
FCF margin – 11.1% 29.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.1% 30.2%
Return on equity 0.9% 21.2% 23.3%
Return on assets 0.7% 7.8% 18.7%
Return on invested capital 0.7% 11.0% –
Return on capital employed 1.6% 13.3% 24.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNTECLNSSC
Debt / assets 0.8% 44.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x –
Debt / FCF – 7.0x –
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 66.3% 20.0%
Equity / assets 79.4% 33.7% 80.0%
Interest coverage – 17.6x –
Current ratio 3.6x 1.8x 4.9x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.5x 4.1x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.9x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 3.07 4.15 21.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNTECLNSSC
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 37.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 42.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% –

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.

ConsensusSNTECLNSSC
Forward P/E – 36.6xFY2026 24.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.90FY2026 $1.61FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +23.2% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $17.26BFY2026 $208.17MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.3%FY2026 +2.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.4% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNTECLNSSC
Held by institutions – 80.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,710 259
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.4% +4.2%
Institutions buying – 762 136
Institutions selling – 679 89
Buyers to sellers – 1.12 1.53

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.

SNTECLNSSC
SNT 1.00 0.00 0.11
ECL 0.00 1.00 0.25
NSSC 0.11 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNT, ECL and NSSC?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Senstar Technologies (SNT) $35.81M, Ecolab (ECL) $82.10B, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNT, ECL and NSSC?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 72.8x, Ecolab (ECL) 38.8x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) is cheapest (Ecolab (ECL) 36.6x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Senstar Technologies (SNT) -3.2%, Ecolab (ECL) +7.1%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 1.3%, Ecolab (ECL) 12.6%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%). On return on invested capital, Ecolab (ECL) leads (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.7%, Ecolab (ECL) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ecolab (ECL) returned the most: Senstar Technologies (SNT) -69.0%, Ecolab (ECL) +4.2%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -11.0%. Over five years, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) compounded fastest (Senstar Technologies (SNT) -17.3%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.5%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.00%, Ecolab (ECL) 0.01%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 0.00%. Senstar Technologies (SNT) and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.0%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNT, ECL and NSSC?

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.