Compare U.S. Stocks

Put up to three companies side by side on valuation, growth, profitability, and debt.

Metric	ECLEcolab	SHWSherwin-Williams	PPGPPG Industries
Snapshot
Price	$286.77	$369.85	$119.22
Market cap	$79.75B	$86.93B	$27.94B
Valuation
P/E	38.3x	35.1x	16.9x
Forward P/E	38x	35.6x	12.1x
Growth
Revenue growth	4.9%	3.9%	-3.9%
EPS growth	0.6%	-1.4%	50.5%
Profitability
Net margin	12.8%	10.9%	9.8%
ROE	21.7%	58.2%	20.2%
Balance sheet & cash
Debt / equity	0.84x	2.41x	0.92x
Free cash flow yield	2.8%	3.6%	7.0%
Dividend yield	1.1%	1.0%	2.3%
Verdict
Investment rating	Neutral· 46	Weak· 41	Neutral· 57

5-Year Price Projections

Base case

Projected using each stock's current EPS, growth rate (EPS or revenue growth), and P/E ratio. P/E assumed to compress 25% on the low end and remain steady on the high end. Not a forecast — for comparative analysis only.

Year	ECLtoday $287	SHWtoday $370	PPGtoday $119
2027	$219.38 – $321.76+12% CAGR	$282.94 – $414.97+12% CAGR	$134.55 – $197.34+66% CAGR
2028	$223.77 – $328.19+7% CAGR	$288.59 – $423.27+7% CAGR	$202.47 – $296.96+58% CAGR
2029	$228.24 – $334.75+5% CAGR	$294.37 – $431.74+5% CAGR	$304.68 – $446.87+55% CAGR
2030	$232.81 – $341.45+4% CAGR	$300.25 – $440.37+4% CAGR	$458.49 – $672.45+54% CAGR
2031	$237.46 – $348.28+4% CAGR	$306.26 – $449.18+4% CAGR	$689.93 – $1,011.90+53% CAGR
5-yr CAGR	-3.7% – 4.0%	-3.7% – 4.0%	42.1% – 53.4%