DuPont de Nemours Inc (DD) is overvalued and Ecolab Inc (ECL) is overvalued.
Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. DD is the closer of the two: -125%, against -131% for ECL.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 9.3% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $58.48; the price of $131.80 is 125% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 0/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 9.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $119.68; the price of $276.22 is 131% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 52/100 on 10 of 12 signals
| Metric | DD | ECL |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $131.80 | $276.22 |
| Intrinsic value | $58.48 | $119.68 |
| Margin of safety | -125% | -131% |
| Leak Score | 0/100 (3/12) | 52/100 (10/12) |
| Market cap | $17.8B | $77.4B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | -13.7% | 6.4% |
| Operating margin | 15.3% | 18.2% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 12.6% |
| Return on equity | 2.8% | 21.9% |
| Debt to equity | 0.23 | 1.38 |
| P/E | 313.1x | 37.1x |
| Forward P/E | 16.6x | 29.4x |
| P/B | 1.3x | 7.7x |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 1.1% |