Which is more profitable, BHP Group or Ecolab?

BHP Group keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, BHP Group or Ecolab?

Ecolab grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, BHP Group or Ecolab?

BHP Group costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, BHP Group or Ecolab?

BHP Group would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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BHP Group vs Ecolab stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

BHP Group is more profitable, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. Ecolab grows faster.

Side by side

	BHP Group	Ecolab
	$202 billion	$86.7 billion
	17.6%	12.9%
	−7.7%	+6.4%
	22.4×	41.8×
	0.3 years	2.2 years
	26.0%	12.3%
	3.2%	1.1%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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