ECOLAB INC. vs INTERPARFUMS, INC., two Household Products stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ECL and IPAR diverge most: on current ratio, ECL reads 0.99 and IPAR reads 3.26; on revenue growth, ECL reads +5.0% and IPAR reads +1.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ECL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What IPAR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ECL | IPAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $268.68 | $122.40 |
| Market cap | $76.2B | $3.9B |
| Sector | Household Products | Household Products |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +10.8% |
| P/E | 36.4 | 23.2 |
| P/B | 7.60 | 3.52 |
| P/S | 4.63 | 2.62 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.9 | 13.8 |
| Revenue growth | +5.0% | +1.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 65.1% |
| Operating margin | 15.3% | 21.5% |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 11.3% |
| Return on equity | 21.0% | 15.2% |
| Return on assets | 8.4% | 11.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.9% | 16.8% |
| FCF yield | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 2.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| Current ratio | 0.99 | 3.26 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.51 | 8.43 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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