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Balchem vs Ecolab (BCPC vs ECL)
The two stocks side by side, as of the latest close. Performance is rebased to 100 at the start of the window.
Over the past year Balchem (BCPC) returned +14.2% and Ecolab (ECL) +16.1%; so far this year the figures are +13.7% and +14.5%.
Ecolab is the larger company by market value, about 15.2 times the size of Balchem.
On trailing earnings, BCPC trades at 32.8 times and ECL at 40.9 times.
Revenue grew +9.4% at BCPC and +9.3% at ECL over the last year.
BCPC yields 0.55%. ECL yields 0.97%.
Data as of the latest close. Not investment advice.
Relative performance
| BCPC | ECL | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $174.43 | $300.68 |
| 1-day | -2.94% | -1.68% |
| YTD | +13.74% | +14.54% |
| 1 year | +14.22% | +16.12% |
| 3 years | +49.47% | +79.82% |
| Market cap | $5.5B | $84.3B |
| P/E | 32.8 | 40.9 |
| P/S | 5.00 | 4.85 |
| P/B | 4.18 | 8.09 |
| Revenue growth | +9.40% | +9.30% |
| EPS growth | +16.20% | +5.60% |
| Gross margin % | 36.5 | 43.9 |
| Net margin % | 15.4 | 12.0 |
| ROE % | 12.9 | 20.0 |
| Debt / equity | 0.12 | 1.27 |
| FCF yield % | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| Dividend yield % | 0.55 | 0.97 |
| Beta | 0.18 | 0.50 |
| RSI (14) | 53.4 | 57.3 |
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