BLGO vs FERG vs AIRJ Stock Comparison

Biolargo, Ferguson Enterprises and AirJoule Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.06 -33.3% 1M -64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$20.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ferguson Enterprises leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ferguson Enterprises 7, Biolargo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLGOFERGAIRJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.86M $46.65B $191.07M FERG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x 23.0x -2.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.9% +5.2% — FERG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -354.8% 6.5% — FERG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 1.0x — BLGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.7% -6.6% -44.4% FERG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.7%/yr +8.8%/yr — FERG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.9% 29.8% 85.0% FERG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 12/100 66/100 41/100 FERG

Percentile Scorecard

BLGOFERGAIRJ

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

AxisBLGOFERGAIRJ
Valuation 5 #20 of 21 42 #27 of 46 50 #11 of 21
Growth 0 #19 of 19 76 #10 of 39 6 #18 of 19
Profitability 6 #16 of 17 87 #6 of 39 44 #10 of 17
Financial Health 10 #20 of 22 50 #24 of 47 95 #2 of 22
Shareholder Returns 38 #6 of 9 74 #9 of 32 13 #8 of 9
Overall 12 66 41
  • BLGO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • FERG ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • AIRJ ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLGOFERGAIRJSPY
1 month -33.3%+1.5%-26.7% +0.9%
3 months -40.0%+2.0%-26.4% +5.9%
6 months -60.0%-9.9%-1.7% +8.5%
Year to date -66.7%+3.7%-24.9% +13.3%
1 year -64.7%-6.6%-44.4% +12.4%
3 years -62.5%+52.1%-72.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -27.9%+15.0%-34.8% +23.5%
5 years -66.7%+52.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -19.7%+8.8%— +11.0%
10 years -91.8%+335.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -22.1%+15.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBLGOFERGAIRJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.9%29.8%85.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 138.6%30.9%75.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.201.132.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.22-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-43.6%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.0%-13.8%-53.8% -0.9%
52-week high $0.20$267.71$6.40 $779.14
52-week low $0.06$214.24$2.51 $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.

MultipleBLGOFERGAIRJ
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 25.5x 22.1xmedian 25.6x -2.4xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.1x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 19.0x 15.1xmedian 13.3x -12.6xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 23.0x 19.8xmedian 22.0x -29.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 2.0x 7.6xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.69 —median 2.36 0.01median 1.69

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 monthsBLGOFERGAIRJ
Revenue $4.08M $31.35B –
Gross profit $1.63M $9.73B –
Operating income -$18.12M $2.82B -$13.96M
Net income -$18.79M $2.03B -$84.79M
Free cash flow -$10.56M $2.26B -$7.26M
R&D $3.27M – $607.33K
EPS (diluted) – $10.42 $-1.22
Cash & equivalents $2.19M $820.00M $41.42M
Total debt $4.85M $4.13B –
Shares (diluted) – 194.80M 69.74M
Enterprise value $6.12M $43.87B $70.70M

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
MetricBLGOFERGAIRJ
P/E -1.3x 22.1x -2.4x
P/FCF -1.9x 19.8x -29.9x
P/Operating cash flow -1.9x 17.1x -30.0x
P/S 4.8x 1.4x –
P/B -7.2x 7.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -7.2x 8.6x -0.9x
EV/EBITDA -1.3x 15.1x -12.6x
EV/EBIT -1.2x 17.1x -12.6x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 1.5x –
EV/FCF -2.1x 21.2x -24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.2x 18.4x -24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLGOFERGAIRJ
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.9% 5.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -74.4% 7.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -185.8% 17.6% -11.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.3% – -46.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -184.9% 31.6% -322.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.6% – -288.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 34.4% -292.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -176.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -37.9% 35.9% 18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.1% – -47.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.8% 42.8% 18.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.1% – -47.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLGOFERGAIRJ
Gross margin 40.0% 31.0% –
EBITDA margin -434.2% 10.2% –
Operating margin -443.9% 9.0% –
Pretax margin -458.1% 8.3% –
Net margin -354.8% 6.5% –
FCF margin -258.6% 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -252.8% 8.3% –
Return on equity – 34.0% -34.6%
Return on assets -246.7% 11.4% -28.1%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% –
Return on capital employed -635.4% 23.4% -4.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 59.3% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLGOFERGAIRJ
Debt / assets 72.8% 23.2% –
Debt / equity -1.8x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF -0.5x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 140.9% 67.0% 19.0%
Equity / assets -40.9% 33.0% 81.0%
Interest coverage -22.5x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.8x 19.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 18.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 18.9x
Altman Z-score -42.24 5.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLGOFERGAIRJ
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield -2.9% 1.9% -16.7%
Shareholder yield -2.9% 3.4% -16.7%
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.

ConsensusBLGOFERGAIRJ
Forward P/E – 21.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $10.68FY2026 $-1.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +20.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.48MFY2026 $34.30BFY2026 $168.27KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -29.4%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +205.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +180.2% -0.7% +3,073.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLGOFERGAIRJ
Held by institutions – 96.3% 24.6%
Institutions holding – 937 119
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +8.4%
Institutions buying – 477 84
Institutions selling – 343 19
Buyers to sellers – 1.39 4.42

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.

BLGOFERGAIRJ
BLGO 1.00 0.00 -0.06
FERG 0.00 1.00 0.21
AIRJ -0.06 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLGO, FERG and AIRJ?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Biolargo (BLGO) $20.86M, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) $46.65B, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) $191.07M.

Which company is growing faster?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has the highest net margin (Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) returned the most: Biolargo (BLGO) -64.7%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) -6.6%, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -44.4%. Over five years, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) compounded fastest (Biolargo (BLGO) -19.7%/yr, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has been the steadiest (Biolargo (BLGO) 92.9%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 29.8%, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) 85.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLGO, FERG and AIRJ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 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.