Ecolab Inc. vs Sibanye Stillwater Ltd — how do they compare? Ecolab Inc. trades at $286.29 (market cap $79.79B), while Sibanye Stillwater Ltd trades at $10.96 (market cap $7.54B). The key difference: Ecolab Inc. is far larger — about 10.6× Sibanye Stillwater Ltd's market cap, and Sibanye Stillwater Ltd pays the higher dividend (2.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ECL | SBSW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $79.79B | $7.54B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $308.35 | $21.12 |
52-Week Low | $245.73 | $7.27 |
Enterprise Value | $88.57B | $9.19B |
Dividend Yield | 1.03% | 2.93% |
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Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the hospitality, healthcare, and industrial markets. The firm is the global market share leader in this category with a wide array of products and services, including dish and laundry washing systems, pest control, and infection control products. The company has a strong hold on the U.S. market and is looking to increase its profitability abroad. Additionally, Ecolab serves customers in water, manufacturing, and life sciences end markets, selling customized solutions.
Read more on ECL →Sibanye Stillwater Ltd is a South Africa-focused mining company. The Group currently owns and operates five underground and surface gold operations in South Africa: the Cooke, DRDGOLD, Driefontein, and Kloof operations in the West Witwatersrand region, and the Beatrix Operation in the southern Free State province. In addition to mining, the company owns and manages extraction and processing facilities at its operations, where gold-bearing ore is treated and beneficiated to produce gold dore. The gold dore is further refined at Rand Refinery into gold bars with a purity of at least 99.5% and is then sold on international markets. Sibanye holds a 44% interest in Rand Refinery, global refiners of gold, and the largest in Africa. Rand Refinery markets gold to customers around the world.
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