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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) vs International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)

Ecolab Inc. and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Ecolab Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $85.8B against $21.6B — 4.0× the size. Ecolab Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 41.3× against 121×. Ecolab Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.33% against 6.33%. Ecolab Inc. has the higher net margin (12.0% vs 1.67%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.91% vs 2.52%). Both pay a dividend; International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. yields more (1.85% vs 0.95%). Across the 22 metrics below, Ecolab Inc. leads on 12 and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric ECL IFF Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 41.31 121.48 24.46
P/S 4.94 2.01 1.64
P/B 8.21 1.65 1.88
Price to free cash flow 47.60 42.28 19.15
EV/EBITDA 24.71 17.12 12.87
EV/Sales 5.66 2.56 1.88
Earnings yield 2.42% 0.82% 2.42%
Free cash flow yield 2.10% 2.37% 2.25%

Profitability

Metric ECL IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 43.94% 36.49% 27.84%
Operating margin 16.71% 7.15% 5.64%
Net margin 11.99% 1.67% 4.19%
Free cash flow margin 10.38% 4.75% 3.49%
Return on equity 20.61% 1.32% 2.34%
Return on assets 7.57% 0.72% 0.45%
Return on invested capital 7.91% 2.52% 3.21%

Growth

Metric ECL IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.33% 6.33% 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.22%) (240.38%) (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.40% 16.46% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ECL IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 1.26 0.47 0.59
Current ratio 1.11 1.87 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 2.04 7.16 2.03

Dividend

Metric ECL IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 0.95% 1.85% 1.80%
Payout ratio 0.40 2.25 0.40

Size

Metric ECL IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 85.78b 21.62b 2.08b

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