Compare Stocks: BASFY, AIQUY, SHW, and ECL

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AIQUY Air Liquide	$39.20 -0.9%	$39.67	$32.88 ▼ $41.24	$126.28B	0.74	159,075 shs	137,763 shs
BASFY Basf	$14.73 -0.4%	$14.03	$11.93 ▼ $16.25	$52.80B	0.73	132,987 shs	81,736 shs
ECL Ecolab	$278.18 -2.3%	$273.84	$243.15 ▼ $309.27	$79.79B	0.88	1.26 million shs	1.18 million shs
SHW Sherwin-Williams	$360.28 -1.1%	$333.99	$289.86 ▼ $379.65	$88.47B	1.1	2.12 million shs	1.77 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AIQUY Air Liquide	-0.95%	-2.17%	-2.37%	-5.20%	-3.59%
BASFY Basf	-0.41%	+0.61%	+6.66%	-5.07%	+12.19%
ECL Ecolab	-2.24%	-2.63%	+2.29%	+11.66%	+0.57%
SHW Sherwin-Williams	-1.06%	-2.53%	+9.74%	+16.53%	+0.55%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AIQUY Air Liquide	$39.20 -0.9%	$39.67	$32.88 ▼ $41.24	$126.28B	0.74	159,075 shs	137,763 shs
BASFY Basf	$14.73 -0.4%	$14.03	$11.93 ▼ $16.25	$52.80B	0.73	132,987 shs	81,736 shs
ECL Ecolab	$278.18 -2.3%	$273.84	$243.15 ▼ $309.27	$79.79B	0.88	1.26 million shs	1.18 million shs
SHW Sherwin-Williams	$360.28 -1.1%	$333.99	$289.86 ▼ $379.65	$88.47B	1.1	2.12 million shs	1.77 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AIQUY Air Liquide	-0.95%	-2.17%	-2.37%	-5.20%	-3.59%
BASFY Basf	-0.41%	+0.61%	+6.66%	-5.07%	+12.19%
ECL Ecolab	-2.24%	-2.63%	+2.29%	+11.66%	+0.57%
SHW Sherwin-Williams	-1.06%	-2.53%	+9.74%	+16.53%	+0.55%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AIQUY Air Liquide	3.00	Buy	N/A	N/A
BASFY Basf	2.56	Moderate Buy	N/A	N/A
ECL Ecolab	2.82	Moderate Buy	$327.56	17.75% Upside
SHW Sherwin-Williams	2.56	Moderate Buy	$385.44	6.98% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest BASFY, AIQUY, SHW, and ECL Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/3/2026	SHW Sherwin-Williams	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$400.00
8/3/2026	SHW Sherwin-Williams	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$400.00
7/31/2026	SHW Sherwin-Williams	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold (C) ➝ Hold (C+)
7/30/2026	ECL Ecolab	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$275.00 ➝ $295.00
7/29/2026	SHW Sherwin-Williams	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$420.00
7/29/2026	AIQUY Air Liquide	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/29/2026	ECL Ecolab	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$342.00
7/29/2026	SHW Sherwin-Williams	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$400.00 ➝ $405.00
7/29/2026	SHW Sherwin-Williams	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$390.00
7/29/2026	ECL Ecolab	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$345.00 ➝ $360.00
7/29/2026	ECL Ecolab	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$325.00 ➝ $327.00

(Data available from 8/13/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
AIQUY Air Liquide	$30.47B	4.10	$2.19 per share	17.86	$9.57 per share	4.10
BASFY Basf	$67.48B	0.78	$1.95 per share	7.57	$10.88 per share	1.35
ECL Ecolab	$16.08B	4.85	$10.83 per share	25.68	$35.97 per share	7.73
SHW Sherwin-Williams	$23.57B	3.71	$14.53 per share	24.80	$15.88 per share	22.69

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
AIQUY Air Liquide	$3.98B	N/A	N/A	24.81	2.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BASFY Basf	$1.83B	$1.94	7.59	20.75	1.15	9.40%	5.78%	2.56%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)
ECL Ecolab	$2.08B	$7.45	37.34	29.63	2.46	12.57%	22.72%	8.71%	10/27/2026 (Estimated)
SHW Sherwin-Williams	$2.57B	$10.85	33.21	26.18	2.71	11.01%	67.97%	11.16%	10/27/2026 (Estimated)

Latest BASFY, AIQUY, SHW, and ECL Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	BASFY Basf	$0.2354	$0.37	+$0.1346	$1.39	$18.85 billion	$19.99 billion
7/28/2026	Q2 2026	ECL Ecolab	$2.08	$2.09	+$0.01	$1.90	$4.38 billion	$4.42 billion
7/28/2026	Q2 2026	SHW Sherwin-Williams	$3.52	$3.70	+$0.18	$3.43	$6.60 billion	$6.79 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
AIQUY Air Liquide	$0.51	1.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BASFY Basf	$0.46	3.12%	N/A	23.71%	N/A
ECL Ecolab	$2.92	1.05%	+7.23%	39.19%	33 Years
SHW Sherwin-Williams	$3.20	0.89%	+12.04%	29.49%	48 Years

Latest BASFY, AIQUY, SHW, and ECL Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/6/2026	ECL Ecolab	quarterly	$0.73	1.03%	9/15/2026	9/15/2026	10/15/2026
7/22/2026	SHW Sherwin-Williams	quarterly	$0.80	1%	8/21/2026	8/21/2026	9/11/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
AIQUY Air Liquide	0.37	1.14	0.90
BASFY Basf	0.56	1.91	1.26
ECL Ecolab	1.18	1.84	1.57
SHW Sherwin-Williams	2.16	0.73	0.46

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AIQUY Air Liquide	0.03%
BASFY Basf	0.03%
ECL Ecolab	74.91%
SHW Sherwin-Williams	77.67%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AIQUY Air Liquide	N/A
BASFY Basf	N/A
ECL Ecolab	0.50%
SHW Sherwin-Williams	0.23%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AIQUY Air Liquide	63,126	3.19 billion	N/A	Not Optionable
BASFY Basf	108,251	3.57 billion	N/A	Not Optionable
ECL Ecolab	48,000	280.33 million	278.93 million	Optionable
SHW Sherwin-Williams	64,249	242.76 million	242.20 million	Optionable

BASFY, AIQUY, SHW, and ECL Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Handelsbanken Fonder AB Has $34.19 Million Holdings in The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

August 12 at 5:43 AM | marketbeat.com

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) Receives $385.44 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

August 12 at 3:29 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Karl Jorgenrud Sells 7,886 Shares of Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) Stock

August 11 at 7:06 PM | marketbeat.com

Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. Decreases Holdings in The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

August 9, 2026 | marketbeat.com

The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW Holdings Raised by PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab

August 8, 2026 | marketbeat.com

The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW Shares Bought by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.

August 8, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Pacer Advisors Inc. Lowers Stake in The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

August 7, 2026 | marketbeat.com

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

August 7, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Why Sherwin-Williams (SHW) is a top momentum stock for the long term

August 6, 2026 | msn.com

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) Research Coverage Started at Guggenheim

August 6, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Why Sherwin-Williams (SHW) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term

August 5, 2026 | zacks.com

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Guggenheim

August 4, 2026 | marketbeat.com

The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW Shares Sold by Confluence Investment Management LLC

August 4, 2026 | marketbeat.com

First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services Has $806,000 Stock Position in The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

August 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Bank of America Corp DE Acquires 71,237 Shares of The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

August 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Sherwin-Williams: Share Gains Are Encouraging, But I Am Worried About H2 Margin

August 3, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

Glenmede Trust Co. NA Sells 29,562 Shares of The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

August 1, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Compass Capital Management Inc. Sells 7,842 Shares of The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

August 1, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Kentucky Retirement Systems Sells 7,534 Shares of The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

July 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Reduces Stock Holdings in The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

July 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Empowered Funds LLC Raises Stock Position in The Sherwin-Williams Company $SHW

July 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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BASFY, AIQUY, SHW, and ECL Company Descriptions

Air Liquide OTCMKTS:AIQUY

$39.20 -0.38 (-0.95%)

As of 08/12/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

L'Air Liquide S.A. provides gases, technologies, and services for the industrial and health sectors in Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates in Gas & Services, Engineering & Construction, and Global Markets & Technologies segments. The Gas & Services segment comprises large industries business, which offers gas and energy solutions including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide, as well as operates cogeneration plants to supply steam and electricity to metals, chemicals, refining, and energy industries; and industrial merchant business line provides industrial gases, equipment, hardgoods, and associated services to materials and energy, automotive and manufacturing, food and pharmaceuticals, technology and research, and craftsmen and retail sectors. This segment also includes healthcare business, which provides medical gases, home healthcare services, medical equipment, and specialty ingredient to patients, healthcare professionals, and hospitals; and electronic business supply carrier gases, electronic specialty and advanced materials, equipment and installation, and service to semiconductor, flat panel, and photovoltaic markets. The Engineering & Construction segment designs, develops, and builds industrial gas production plants to third parties; and design and manufacture plants in traditional, renewable and alternative energy sectors. The Global Markets & Technologies segment delivers technological solutions, such as molecules, equipment, and services to energy transition and deep technology. This segment also invests in and operates biomethane production units; designs hydrogen refueling stations; and supplies gases for the offshore oil and gas platforms, offshore wind turbines, and cryogenic transportation by sea. L'Air Liquide S.A. was incorporated in 1902 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Basf OTCMKTS:BASFY

$14.73 -0.06 (-0.41%)

As of 08/12/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

BASF SE operates as a chemical company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The Chemicals segment provides petrochemicals and intermediates. The Materials segment offers advanced materials and their precursors for applications and systems comprising isocyanates, polyamides, and inorganic basic products, as well as specialties for plastics and plastics processing industries. The Industrial Solutions segment develops and markets ingredients and additives for industrial applications, such as polymer dispersions, resins, additives, electronic materials, and antioxidants for automotive, plastics, paints and coatings, electronics, and energy and resource industries. The Surface Technologies segment provides automotive OEM and refinish coatings, surface treatment, catalysts, battery materials, and precious and base metal services for the automotive and chemical sectors. The Nutrition & Care segment offers ingredients for consumer goods in the areas of nutrition, home, personal care, and technical applications; and serves the food and feed producers, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, detergents, cleaners, and crop protection industries, as well as fast-moving consumer goods sector. The Agricultural Solutions segment provides seeds and seed treatment products; fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and biological crop protection products; and digital farming solutions. The company engages in engineering and other; rental and leasing; and commodity trading activities. BASF SE was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.

Ecolab NYSE:ECL

$278.18 -6.45 (-2.27%)

Closing price 08/12/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$278.53 +0.35 (+0.13%)

As of 07:01 AM Eastern

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. Its Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. The Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. In addition, the company provides pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments including education, life sciences, and healthcare customers. Further, it offers colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Sherwin-Williams NYSE:SHW

$360.28 -4.14 (-1.14%)

Closing price 08/12/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$361.66 +1.38 (+0.38%)

As of 05:55 AM Eastern

The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coating, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. It operates through three segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Paint Stores Group segment offers architectural paints and coatings, and protective and marine products, as well as OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors, and do-it-yourself homeowners. The Consumer Brands Group segment supplies a portfolio of branded and private-label architectural paints, stains, varnishes, industrial products, wood finishes products, wood preservatives, applicators, corrosion inhibitors, aerosols, caulks, and adhesives to retailers, including home centers and hardware stores, and dedicated dealers and distributors. The Performance Coatings Group segment develops and sells industrial coatings for wood finishing and general industrial applications, automotive refinish products, protective and marine coatings, coil coatings, packaging coatings, and performance-based resins and colorants. It serves retailers, dealers, jobbers, licensees, and other third-party distributors through its branches and direct sales staff, as well as through outside sales representatives. The company has operations primarily in the North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Sherwin-Williams Company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

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