BLGO vs BBUC vs CDZI Stock Comparison

Biolargo, Brookfield Business and Cadiz Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.07 -22.2% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.60M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win
BBUC Brookfield Business Corp
$27.67 +8.8% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.95B
Div. yield
0.04%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.34 +18.9% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$390.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Brookfield Business leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Business 4, Cadiz 3, Biolargo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLGOBBUCCDZILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.60M $2.42B $390.02M BBUC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.5x -29.9x -9.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 3.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.9% -10.5% -4.8% CDZI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -354.8% -0.3% -286.1% BBUC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 5.4x — BLGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% -24.6% -17.2% CDZI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.3%/yr — -6.4%/yr CDZI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.8% 36.4% 66.6% BBUC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 60/100 24/100 BBUC

Percentile Scorecard

BLGOBBUCCDZI

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

AxisBLGOBBUCCDZI
Valuation 10 #19 of 21 98 #2 of 52 20 #17 of 21
Growth 0 #19 of 19 22 #29 of 37 39 #12 of 19
Profitability 6 #16 of 17 78 #9 of 37 19 #14 of 17
Financial Health 10 #20 of 22 18 #47 of 57 19 #18 of 22
Shareholder Returns 30 #8 of 11 85 #5 of 27 –
Overall 11 60 24
  • BLGO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLGOBBUCCDZISPY
1 month -22.2%+8.8%+18.9% -0.8%
3 months -36.4%-12.0%+40.9% +3.5%
6 months -53.3%-17.4%-3.6% +7.0%
Year to date -61.1%-22.9%-22.6% +12.2%
1 year -56.3%-24.6%-17.2% +13.0%
3 years -56.3%+95.4%+57.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.1%+25.0%+16.3% +23.1%
5 years -58.8%—-28.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.3%—-6.4% +11.0%
10 years -89.9%—-40.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -20.5%—-5.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLGOBBUCCDZISPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.8%36.4%66.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 135.9%39.7%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.981.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.68-0.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-61.5%-75.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.0%-26.5%-37.3% -1.8%
52-week high $0.20$37.64$6.92 $779.14
52-week low $0.07$25.06$2.98 $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.

MultipleBLGOBBUCCDZI
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 25.6x -29.5xmedian 25.7x -8.9xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.5x 0.1xmedian 0.8x 25.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 19.1x 5.8xmedian 12.9x —median 19.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 25.2x 0.9xmedian 22.5x —median 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 2.0x 0.2xmedian 2.3x 78.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.54 —median 0.56 2.12median 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 monthsBLGOBBUCCDZI
Revenue $4.08M $26.95B $14.34M
Gross profit $1.63M $5.31B $4.25M
Operating income -$18.12M $4.15B -$26.90M
Net income -$18.79M $305.00M -$35.98M
Free cash flow -$10.56M $2.70B –
R&D $3.27M – –
EPS (diluted) – – $-1,199.69
Cash & equivalents $2.19M $3.45B $5.32M
Total debt $4.85M $43.93B $278.50M
Shares (diluted) – – 34.19K
Enterprise value $6.86M -$17.80B $358.47M

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
MetricBLGOBBUCCDZI
P/E -1.6x -29.5x -8.9x
P/FCF -2.2x 0.9x –
P/Operating cash flow -2.2x 0.9x –
P/S 5.6x 0.1x 25.5x
P/B -8.4x 0.2x 78.3x
P/Tangible book -8.4x -1.0x 78.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.4x 5.8x –
EV/EBIT -1.4x 10.0x -16.6x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 1.5x 31.2x
EV/FCF -2.4x 15.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow -2.5x 15.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLGOBBUCCDZI
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.9% -10.5% -4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.5% -13.2% 89.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -74.4% -13.8% -12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 5.2% 97.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -185.8% -15.9% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.3% 9.9% -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -184.9% -70.0% -9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.6% -3.3% -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -37.9% -34.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.1% 54.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.8% -34.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.1% 51.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLGOBBUCCDZI
Gross margin 40.0% 19.7% 29.6%
EBITDA margin -434.2% 26.8% –
Operating margin -443.9% 15.4% -187.6%
Pretax margin -458.1% 1.4% -250.5%
Net margin -354.8% -0.3% -286.1%
FCF margin -258.6% 10.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -252.8% 10.0% –
Return on equity – – -257.3%
Return on assets -246.7% 0.4% -26.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -635.4% 6.4% -21.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 8.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 59.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLGOBBUCCDZI
Debt / assets 72.8% 55.7% 64.5%
Debt / equity -1.8x 2.8x 18.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 5.4x –
Debt / FCF -0.5x 16.2x –
Liabilities / assets 140.9% 80.4% 96.5%
Equity / assets -40.9% 19.6% 3.5%
Interest coverage -22.5x – -2.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -42.03 – -6.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLGOBBUCCDZI
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield -2.5% – –
Shareholder yield -2.5% 2.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –

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.

ConsensusBLGOBBUCCDZI
Forward P/E – 3.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $8.99FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +54.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +9.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.48MFY2026 $5.12BFY2026 $8.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -29.4%FY2026 -51.8%FY2026 -47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +180.2% -100.0% +109.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLGOBBUCCDZI
Held by institutions – 55.0% 46.7%
Institutions holding – 149 117
Change in shares held, QoQ – +13.5% +4.0%
Institutions buying – 93 54
Institutions selling – 33 39
Buyers to sellers – 2.82 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.

BLGOBBUCCDZI
BLGO 1.00 -0.08 -0.07
BBUC -0.08 1.00 0.19
CDZI -0.07 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLGO, BBUC and CDZI?

Brookfield Business (BBUC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Biolargo (BLGO) $21.60M, Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.42B, Cadiz (CDZI) $390.02M.

Which company is growing faster?

Cadiz (CDZI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -10.5%, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Business (BBUC) has the highest net margin (Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cadiz (CDZI) returned the most: Biolargo (BLGO) -56.3%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -24.6%, Cadiz (CDZI) -17.2%. Over five years, Cadiz (CDZI) compounded fastest (Biolargo (BLGO) -16.3%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Biolargo (BLGO) 0.00%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 0.04%, Cadiz (CDZI) 0.00%. Biolargo (BLGO) and Cadiz (CDZI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Business (BBUC) has been the steadiest (Biolargo (BLGO) 91.8%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.4%, Cadiz (CDZI) 66.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLGO, BBUC and CDZI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Business (BBUC) leads on 4. 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.