BLGO vs CDZI vs STN Stock Comparison

Biolargo, Cadiz and Stantec Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.07 -22.2% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.34 +18.9% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$371.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win
STN Stantec Inc
$71.00 +2.9% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.00B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 6, Biolargo 1, Cadiz 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLGOCDZISTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.01M $371.09M $8.00B STN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x -9.0x 12.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 15.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.9% -4.8% +9.4% STN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -354.8% -286.1% 6.2% STN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 37.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — 0.0x BLGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% -17.2% -36.7% CDZI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.3%/yr -6.4%/yr +5.4%/yr STN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.8% 66.6% 30.4% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 24/100 72/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

BLGOCDZISTN

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

AxisBLGOCDZISTN
Valuation 10 #19 of 21 20 #17 of 21 92 #5 of 52
Growth 0 #19 of 19 39 #12 of 19 36 #24 of 37
Profitability 6 #16 of 17 19 #14 of 17 89 #5 of 37
Financial Health 10 #20 of 22 19 #18 of 22 79 #13 of 57
Shareholder Returns 30 #8 of 11 – 65 #10 of 27
Overall 11 24 72
  • BLGO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLGOCDZISTNSPY
1 month -22.2%+18.9%+2.9% -0.8%
3 months -36.4%+40.9%+0.5% +3.5%
6 months -53.3%-3.6%-21.9% +7.0%
Year to date -61.1%-22.6%-24.8% +12.2%
1 year -56.3%-17.2%-36.7% +13.0%
3 years -56.3%+57.2%+18.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.1%+16.3%+5.8% +23.1%
5 years -58.8%-28.1%+29.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.3%-6.4%+5.4% +11.0%
10 years -89.9%-40.5%+216.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -20.5%-5.1%+12.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLGOCDZISTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.8%66.6%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 135.9%64.5%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.231.430.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.26-1.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-75.0%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.0%-37.3%-37.6% -1.8%
52-week high $0.20$6.92$113.70 $779.14
52-week low $0.07$2.98$66.69 $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.

MultipleBLGOCDZISTN
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 25.6x -8.9xmedian 25.6x 12.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.5x 25.5xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 19.1x —median 19.1x 5.1xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 25.2x —median 25.2x 15.3xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 2.0x 78.3xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.54 2.12median 1.54 0.60median 0.56

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 monthsBLGOCDZISTN
Revenue $4.08M $14.34M $10.51B
Gross profit $1.63M $4.25M $4.58B
Operating income -$18.12M -$26.90M $1.23B
Net income -$18.79M -$35.98M $536.90M
Free cash flow -$10.56M – $528.58M
R&D $3.27M – –
EPS (diluted) – $-1,199.69 $5.72
Cash & equivalents $2.19M $5.32M $265.54M
Total debt $4.85M $278.50M $2.38B
Shares (diluted) – 34.19K 114.07M
Enterprise value $7.39M $339.54M $6.93B

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
MetricBLGOCDZISTN
P/E -1.6x -8.9x 12.4x
P/FCF -2.2x – 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow -2.2x – 17.3x
P/S 5.6x 25.5x 0.8x
P/B -8.4x 78.3x 3.4x
P/Tangible book -8.4x 78.3x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA -1.4x – 5.1x
EV/EBIT -1.4x -16.6x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 31.2x 0.8x
EV/FCF -2.4x – 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.5x – 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.12 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLGOCDZISTN
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.9% -4.8% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.5% 89.3% 10.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -74.4% -12.7% 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 97.5% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -185.8% -8.9% 20.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.3% -12.0% 16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -184.9% -9.9% 24.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.6% -4.9% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -8.4% 24.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -37.9% – -13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.1% – 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.8% – -10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.1% – 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLGOCDZISTN
Gross margin 40.0% 29.6% 43.6%
EBITDA margin -434.2% – 14.9%
Operating margin -443.9% -187.6% 11.7%
Pretax margin -458.1% -250.5% 11.3%
Net margin -354.8% -286.1% 6.2%
FCF margin -258.6% – 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin -252.8% – 4.4%
Return on equity – -257.3% 36.3%
Return on assets -246.7% -26.1% 15.1%
Return on invested capital – – 37.8%
Return on capital employed -635.4% -21.0% 28.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 59.3% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLGOCDZISTN
Debt / assets 72.8% 64.5% 3.9%
Debt / equity -1.8x 18.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 140.9% 96.5% 58.6%
Equity / assets -40.9% 3.5% 41.4%
Interest coverage -22.5x -2.9x 9.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -42.03 -6.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLGOCDZISTN
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield -2.5% – –
Shareholder yield -2.5% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBLGOCDZISTN
Forward P/E – – 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $-0.54FY2026 $4.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.48MFY2026 $8.61MFY2026 $4.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -29.4%FY2026 -47.2%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +180.2% +109.5% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLGOCDZISTN
Held by institutions – 46.7% 62.0%
Institutions holding – 117 293
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying – 54 162
Institutions selling – 39 87
Buyers to sellers – 1.38 1.86

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.

BLGOCDZISTN
BLGO 1.00 -0.07 0.08
CDZI -0.07 1.00 0.11
STN 0.08 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLGO, CDZI and STN?

Stantec (STN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Biolargo (BLGO) $23.01M, Cadiz (CDZI) $371.09M, Stantec (STN) $8.00B.

Which company is growing faster?

Stantec (STN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%, Stantec (STN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stantec (STN) has the highest net margin (Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%, Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%, Stantec (STN) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cadiz (CDZI) returned the most: Biolargo (BLGO) -56.3%, Cadiz (CDZI) -17.2%, Stantec (STN) -36.7%. Over five years, Stantec (STN) compounded fastest (Biolargo (BLGO) -16.3%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -6.4%/yr, Stantec (STN) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stantec (STN) has been the steadiest (Biolargo (BLGO) 91.8%, Cadiz (CDZI) 66.6%, Stantec (STN) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stantec (STN) leads on 6. 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.