AWK vs CDZI vs RNGE Stock Comparison

American Water Works Company, Cadiz and Range Impact Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.65 +27.4% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$391.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
RNGE Range Impact, Inc.
$0.50 -33.3% 1M +194.1% 1Y
Market cap
$60.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

American Water Works Company leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (American Water Works Company 5, Range Impact 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAWKCDZIRNGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.03B $391.35M $60.86M AWK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x -9.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% -4.8% — AWK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.3% -286.1% — AWK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.45% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.2% -15.0% +194.1% RNGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr -5.6%/yr +16.8%/yr RNGE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 66.8% 131.4% AWK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 25/100 — AWK

Percentile Scorecard

AWKCDZIRNGE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAWKCDZIRNGE
Valuation 9 #61 of 67 20 #17 of 21 –
Growth 59 #27 of 65 39 #12 of 19 –
Profitability 95 #4 of 63 19 #14 of 17 –
Financial Health 48 #33 of 63 24 #17 of 22 –
Shareholder Returns 59 #28 of 67 – –
Overall 54 25 –
  • AWK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • RNGE ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAWKCDZIRNGESPY
1 month +7.7%+27.4%-33.3% -0.2%
3 months +2.1%+51.0%-39.8% +3.9%
6 months +6.3%+5.0%+163.2% +8.2%
Year to date +8.1%-17.1%+233.3% +12.9%
1 year +2.2%-15.0%+194.1% +12.3%
3 years +21.2%+68.5%+212.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%+19.0%+46.2% +23.3%
5 years -19.5%-25.1%+117.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.3%-5.6%+16.8% +10.9%
10 years +95.0%-36.3%-65.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.9%-4.4%-10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAWKCDZIRNGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%66.8%131.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.1%64.5%154.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.461.451.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.10-0.221.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-75.0%-73.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-32.8%-47.9% -1.2%
52-week high $143.25$6.92$0.96 $779.14
52-week low $121.13$2.98$0.13 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAWKCDZIRNGE
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 20.9x -9.5xmedian 25.6x —median 7.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.9x 27.3xmedian 2.4x —median 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 13.2x —median 16.7x —median 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.2xmedian 36.9x —median 23.6x —median 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 83.9xmedian 2.0x —median 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.11median 2.31 2.27median 1.68 —median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAWKCDZIRNGE
Revenue $5.28B $14.34M –
Gross profit – $4.25M –
Operating income $1.95B -$26.90M –
Net income $1.13B -$35.98M –
Free cash flow -$1.03B – –
EPS (diluted) $5.76 $-1,199.69 –
Cash & equivalents $191.00M $5.32M –
Total debt $15.99B $278.50M –
Shares (diluted) 196.00M 34.19K 115.42M
Enterprise value $27.44B $359.80M $60.86M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAWKCDZIRNGE
P/E 24.5x -9.5x –
P/FCF -27.2x – –
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x – –
P/S 5.3x 27.3x –
P/B 2.4x 83.9x –
P/Tangible book 2.4x 83.9x –
EV/EBITDA 15.2x – –
EV/EBIT 22.5x -17.6x –
EV/Revenue 8.3x 33.0x –
EV/FCF -42.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.11 2.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAWKCDZIRNGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% -4.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 89.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -12.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 97.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.3% -8.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -12.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.2% -9.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -4.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 3.6% -8.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -4.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAWKCDZIRNGE
Gross margin – 29.6% –
EBITDA margin 54.6% – –
Operating margin 36.9% -187.6% –
Pretax margin 27.3% -250.5% –
Net margin 21.3% -286.1% –
FCF margin -19.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 44.2% – –
Return on equity 9.9% -257.3% –
Return on assets 3.1% -26.1% –
Return on invested capital 6.2% – –
Return on capital employed 6.0% -21.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAWKCDZIRNGE
Debt / assets 43.9% 64.5% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 18.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x – –
Debt / FCF -15.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.0% 96.5% –
Equity / assets 32.0% 3.5% –
Interest coverage 3.0x -2.9x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 1.06 -6.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAWKCDZIRNGE
Dividend yield 2.5% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.5% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) 58.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -63.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.9% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAWKCDZIRNGE
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.72FY2026 $-0.54FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +10.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.14BFY2026 $8.61MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 -47.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% +109.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAWKCDZIRNGE
Held by institutions 100.0% 46.7% –
Institutions holding 1,128 117 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +4.0% –
Institutions buying 530 54 –
Institutions selling 416 39 –
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.38 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AWKCDZIRNGE
AWK 1.00 0.05 0.14
CDZI 0.05 1.00 0.03
RNGE 0.14 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AWK, CDZI and RNGE?

American Water Works Company (AWK) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Water Works Company (AWK) $28.03B, Cadiz (CDZI) $391.35M, Range Impact (RNGE) $60.86M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Water Works Company (AWK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Water Works Company (AWK) +6.9%, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Water Works Company (AWK) has the highest net margin (American Water Works Company (AWK) 21.3%, Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Range Impact (RNGE) returned the most: American Water Works Company (AWK) +2.2%, Cadiz (CDZI) -15.0%, Range Impact (RNGE) +194.1%. Over five years, Range Impact (RNGE) compounded fastest (American Water Works Company (AWK) -4.3%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -5.6%/yr, Range Impact (RNGE) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Water Works Company (AWK) 2.45%. Cadiz (CDZI) and Range Impact (RNGE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Water Works Company (AWK) has been the steadiest (American Water Works Company (AWK) 22.8%, Cadiz (CDZI) 66.8%, Range Impact (RNGE) 131.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AWK, CDZI and RNGE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Water Works Company (AWK) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.