CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. vs ECOLAB INC., two Household Products stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CHD and ECL diverge most: on fcf yield, CHD reads 0.2% and ECL reads 2.5%; on debt / equity, CHD reads 0.53 and ECL reads 0.16. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CHD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What ECL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CHD | ECL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $97.75 | $268.68 |
| Market cap | $23.3B | $76.2B |
| Sector | Household Products | Household Products |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +6.9% | — |
| P/E | 32.1 | 36.4 |
| P/B | 5.56 | 7.60 |
| P/S | 3.75 | 4.63 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.9 | 25.9 |
| Revenue growth | +2.2% | +5.0% |
| Gross margin | 46.4% | — |
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 15.3% |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 12.8% |
| Return on equity | 17.5% | 21.0% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 8.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.3% | 18.9% |
| FCF yield | 0.2% | 2.5% |
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | 0.16 |
| Current ratio | 1.22 | 0.99 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.81 | 4.51 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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