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How Ecolab Inc. stacks up
ECL · against 22 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Growth
57/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #15 of 23 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score2 peers with a growth score of 50–59, including ECL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 57?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Basic Materials norm.
- Earnings per share growth is close to the peer norm. Earnings per share growth: 0.2% vs peer median 9.4%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 61% of peers. Revenue growth: 7.1% vs peer median 3.4%
- faster revenue growth over three years: stronger than 67% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: 4.5% vs peer median -0.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ECL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ECL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 23 reported | 7.1% | 7.1% | 50% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 21 reported | 0.2% | 56.8% | 10% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 23 reported | 4.5% | 4.5% | 50% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ECL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47.9B EUR (≈$52.7B) | 99 | 61 | |
| 1 | 53.3B USD | 99 | 79 | |
| 3 | 84.6B USD | 95 | 82 | |
| 4 | 43.6B USD | 93 | 81 | |
| 5 | 88.7B USD | 92 | 63 | |
| 11 | 725.9B HKD (≈$92.9B) | 78 | 71 | |
| 12 | 1.75T MXN (≈$94.4B) | 73 | 79 | |
| 13 | 45.5B USD | 68 | 47 | |
| 14 | 62.2B USD | 60 | 54 | |
| 15 | 85.4B USD | 57 | 46 | |
| 16 | 82.7B USD | 54 | 45 | |
| 17 | 132.7B USD | 46 | 64 | |
| 18 | 116.5B EUR (≈$128.2B) | 42 | 47 | |
| 19 | 2.15T TWD (≈$66.6B) | 39 | 36 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score