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FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: BURL stock price vs ECL: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at ECL's multiple
Needs ECL P/E.
Implied fair value · at BURL's multiple
Needs BURL P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: BURL FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · ECL FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 89% equity / 11% debt · EV / Revenue 1.51x · EV / EBITDA 13.77x
Capital structure 91% equity / 9% debt · EV / Revenue 5.33x · EV / EBITDA 20.84x
ECL carries the larger enterprise value at $85.76B against $17.51B; BURL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.51x vs 5.33x); BURL on the lower EV / EBITDA (13.77x vs 20.84x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
BURLINGTON STORES, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
ECOLAB INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$53.85
Base
$69.52
Bull
$90.67
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.15x
0.83x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.67x
1.82x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.23B
$646.20M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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