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Ecolab vs Procter & Gamble

Over the past year ECL returned +18.3% and PG returned +9.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.52.

ECL +18.3% PG +9.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricECLPG
Price$304.68$162.06
Market cap$85.45B$375.62B
Today−1.20%−0.92%
1 month+10.0%+11.0%
6 months+18.3%+11.8%
Year to date+16.1%+13.1%
1 year+18.8%+7.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)+12.7%+4.0%
Gross margin44.1%49.8%
Net margin11.7%20.0%
P/E (TTM)41.0×23.9×
Price / sales4.9×4.3×
Net cash-$12.47B-$23.56B
Dividend yield0.96%2.69%
Volatility (60d)17.5%20.1%
Short % of float2.0%1.0%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).