Which is more profitable, Ecolab or Procter & Gamble?

Procter & Gamble keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Ecolab or Procter & Gamble?

Ecolab grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Ecolab or Procter & Gamble?

Procter & Gamble costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Ecolab or Procter & Gamble?

Procter & Gamble would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Ecolab vs Procter & Gamble stock

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

In one sentence

Ecolab grows faster. Procter & Gamble is more profitable, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt.

Side by side

	Ecolab	Procter & Gamble
	$86.7 billion	$394 billion
	12.9%	18.4%
	+6.4%	+2.7%
	41.8×	24.5×
	2.2 years	1.0 years
	12.3%	19.3%
	1.1%	2.9%

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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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