BLGO vs AWK vs NWPX Stock Comparison

Biolargo, American Water Works Company and NWPX Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.07 -22.2% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NWPX Infrastructure leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 7, American Water Works Company 3, Biolargo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLGOAWKNWPXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.15M $27.67B $962.45M AWK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.5x 24.5x 19.7x NWPX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.8x 18.7x NWPX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.9% +6.9% +15.1% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -354.8% 21.3% 8.5% AWK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.2% 12.1% NWPX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 5.5x -0.1x BLGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% +0.1% +76.2% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.3%/yr -3.9%/yr +32.9%/yr NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.8% 22.8% 39.9% AWK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 54/100 81/100 NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

BLGOAWKNWPX

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

AxisBLGOAWKNWPX
Valuation 10 #19 of 21 8 #62 of 67 100 #1 of 21
Growth 0 #19 of 19 59 #27 of 65 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 6 #16 of 17 95 #4 of 64 75 #5 of 17
Financial Health 10 #20 of 22 49 #33 of 64 86 #4 of 22
Shareholder Returns 30 #8 of 11 58 #29 of 67 50 #6 of 11
Overall 11 54 81
  • BLGO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • AWK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • NWPX ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLGOAWKNWPXSPY
1 month -22.2%+8.2%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months -36.4%+5.3%-24.5% +3.5%
6 months -53.3%+7.4%+15.1% +7.0%
Year to date -61.1%+8.6%+55.0% +12.2%
1 year -56.3%+0.1%+76.2% +13.0%
3 years -56.3%+21.7%+253.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.1%+6.8%+52.4% +23.1%
5 years -58.8%-18.2%+314.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.3%-3.9%+32.9% +11.0%
10 years -89.9%+95.4%+613.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -20.5%+6.9%+21.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLGOAWKNWPXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.8%22.8%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 135.9%21.2%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.23-0.461.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.610.001.91 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-39.7%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.0%-1.1%-35.4% -1.8%
52-week high $0.20$143.25$149.94 $779.14
52-week low $0.07$121.13$53.85 $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.

MultipleBLGOAWKNWPX
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 25.6x 24.6xmedian 20.8x 19.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.5x 5.3xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 19.1x 15.2xmedian 13.1x 10.7xmedian 19.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 25.2x -27.3xmedian 36.7x 11.7xmedian 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.54 3.13median 2.23 0.88median 1.54

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 monthsBLGOAWKNWPX
Revenue $4.08M $5.28B $574.44M
Gross profit $1.63M – $119.93M
Operating income -$18.12M $1.95B $65.87M
Net income -$18.79M $1.13B $48.75M
Free cash flow -$10.56M -$1.03B $79.65M
R&D $3.27M – –
EPS (diluted) – $5.76 $4.98
Cash & equivalents $2.19M $191.00M $19.32M
Total debt $4.85M $15.99B $9.98M
Shares (diluted) – 196.00M 9.79M
Enterprise value $7.41M $27.08B $923.92M

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
MetricBLGOAWKNWPX
P/E -1.6x 24.6x 19.1x
P/FCF -2.2x -27.3x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow -2.2x 12.1x 9.3x
P/S 5.6x 5.3x 1.6x
P/B -8.4x 2.4x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -8.4x 2.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -1.4x 15.2x 10.7x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 22.5x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 8.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF -2.4x -42.7x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.5x 18.8x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.13 0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLGOAWKNWPX
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.9% 6.9% 15.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.5% 9.3% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -74.4% – 27.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.8% – 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -185.8% 8.3% 47.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.3% 11.0% 16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -184.9% 4.2% 46.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.6% 8.1% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 3.6% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -37.9% 19.7% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.1% 12.8% 42.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.8% -13.4% 53.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.1% -7.5% 87.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLGOAWKNWPX
Gross margin 40.0% – 20.9%
EBITDA margin -434.2% 54.6% 15.0%
Operating margin -443.9% 36.9% 11.5%
Pretax margin -458.1% 27.3% 11.0%
Net margin -354.8% 21.3% 8.5%
FCF margin -258.6% -19.5% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin -252.8% 44.2% 17.5%
Return on equity – 9.9% 11.9%
Return on assets -246.7% 3.1% 7.6%
Return on invested capital – 6.2% 12.1%
Return on capital employed -635.4% 6.0% 12.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 59.3% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLGOAWKNWPX
Debt / assets 72.8% 43.9% 1.5%
Debt / equity -1.8x 1.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 5.5x -0.1x
Debt / FCF -0.5x -15.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 140.9% 68.0% 35.8%
Equity / assets -40.9% 32.0% 64.2%
Interest coverage -22.5x 3.0x 35.1x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.5x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -42.03 1.06 4.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLGOAWKNWPX
Dividend yield – 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -2.5% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield -2.5% 2.4% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusBLGOAWKNWPX
Forward P/E – 24.8xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $5.72FY2026 $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.5%FY2026 +45.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.8% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.48MFY2026 $5.14BFY2026 $573.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -29.4%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +180.2% +9.9% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLGOAWKNWPX
Held by institutions – 100.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding – 1,128 224
Change in shares held, QoQ – +8.0% +4.6%
Institutions buying – 530 125
Institutions selling – 416 65
Buyers to sellers – 1.27 1.92

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.

BLGOAWKNWPX
BLGO 1.00 0.06 0.02
AWK 0.06 1.00 -0.20
NWPX 0.02 -0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLGO, AWK and NWPX?

American Water Works Company (AWK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Biolargo (BLGO) $22.15M, American Water Works Company (AWK) $27.67B, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $962.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, BLGO, AWK and NWPX?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Biolargo (BLGO) -1.5x, American Water Works Company (AWK) 24.5x, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) is cheapest (American Water Works Company (AWK) 24.8x, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%, American Water Works Company (AWK) +6.9%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +15.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Water Works Company (AWK) has the highest net margin (Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%, American Water Works Company (AWK) 21.3%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) leads (American Water Works Company (AWK) 6.2%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: Biolargo (BLGO) -56.3%, American Water Works Company (AWK) +0.1%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +76.2%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (Biolargo (BLGO) -16.3%/yr, American Water Works Company (AWK) -3.9%/yr, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +32.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Biolargo (BLGO) 0.00%, American Water Works Company (AWK) 0.02%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 0.00%. Biolargo (BLGO) and NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Water Works Company (AWK) has been the steadiest (Biolargo (BLGO) 91.8%, American Water Works Company (AWK) 22.8%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLGO, AWK and NWPX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) leads on 7. 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.