CDZI vs AIRJ vs ERII Stock Comparison

Cadiz, AirJoule Technologies and Energy Recovery Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.71 +31.6% 1M -14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$396.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
4 wins
ERII Energy Recovery, Inc.
$7.12 +5.5% 1M -58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$364.36M
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.57M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionCDZIAIRJERIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $396.40M $200.97M $364.36M CDZI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.7x -2.3x 23.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% — -15.0% CDZI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -286.1% — 12.7% ERII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% -46.9% -58.5% CDZI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr — -18.9%/yr CDZI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.6% 85.3% 63.8% ERII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 41/100 91/100 ERII

Percentile Scorecard

CDZIAIRJERII

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

AxisCDZIAIRJERII
Valuation 15 #18 of 21 45 #12 of 21 95 #2 of 21
Growth 39 #12 of 19 6 #18 of 19 72 #6 of 19
Profitability 20 #13 of 16 47 #9 of 16 87 #3 of 16
Financial Health 20 #17 of 21 95 #2 of 21 100 #1 of 21
Shareholder Returns – 11 #9 of 10 100 #1 of 10
Overall 23 41 91
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • AIRJ ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • ERII ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDZIAIRJERIISPY
1 month +31.6%-30.6%+5.5% +0.7%
3 months +50.0%-37.6%-15.5% +3.7%
6 months +8.8%-11.0%-35.7% +7.1%
Year to date -16.0%-30.5%-47.2% +12.8%
1 year -14.5%-46.9%-58.5% +11.9%
3 years +60.2%-74.3%-49.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.0%-36.5%-20.5% +22.8%
5 years -22.4%—-65.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%—-18.9% +10.9%
10 years -36.8%—-43.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%—-5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDZIAIRJERIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.6%85.3%63.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%75.6%82.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.442.591.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.55-0.92 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-91.4%-78.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.9%-57.2%-58.7% -1.2%
52-week high $6.92$6.40$17.26 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$2.51$6.64 $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.

MultipleCDZIAIRJERII
P/E now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 25.4x -2.3xmedian 25.4x 23.9xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x 3.0xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.9x -11.4xmedian 17.9x 15.0xmedian 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.3x -27.7xmedian 22.3x 9.4xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 85.0xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.8x 2.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.30median 1.73 0.01median 1.73 1.43median 1.73

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 monthsCDZIAIRJERII
Revenue $14.34M – $120.57M
Gross profit $4.25M – $77.18M
Operating income -$26.90M -$13.96M $14.23M
Net income -$35.98M -$84.79M $15.34M
Free cash flow – -$7.26M $38.60M
R&D – $607.33K $12.22M
EPS (diluted) $-1,199.69 $-1.22 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $5.32M $41.42M $61.44M
Total debt $278.50M – –
Shares (diluted) 34.19K 69.74M 51.46M
Enterprise value $364.85M $80.60M $39.53M

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
MetricCDZIAIRJERII
P/E -9.7x -2.3x 23.9x
P/FCF – -27.7x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow – -27.8x 8.8x
P/S 27.6x – 3.0x
P/B 85.0x 0.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 85.0x -0.8x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – -11.4x 15.0x
EV/EBIT -17.8x -11.4x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 33.3x – 2.3x
EV/FCF – -22.0x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – -22.1x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.30 0.01 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDZIAIRJERII
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% – -15.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 89.3% – 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.7% – -18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 97.5% – 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% -11.3% -34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% -46.4% 17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.9% -322.5% -36.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -288.6% 13.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.4% -292.0% -32.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -176.6% 16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.3% 98.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.2% 62.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.2% 91.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.4% 76.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDZIAIRJERII
Gross margin 29.6% – 64.0%
EBITDA margin – – 15.0%
Operating margin -187.6% – 11.8%
Pretax margin -250.5% – 14.6%
Net margin -286.1% – 12.7%
FCF margin – – 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 34.2%
Return on equity -257.3% -34.6% 8.6%
Return on assets -26.1% -28.1% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -21.0% -4.7% 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDZIAIRJERII
Debt / assets 64.5% – –
Debt / equity 18.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 96.5% 19.0% 12.8%
Equity / assets 3.5% 81.0% 87.2%
Interest coverage -2.9x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 19.7x 8.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 18.9x 5.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 18.9x 5.0x
Altman Z-score -6.11 – 11.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDZIAIRJERII
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -18.1% 9.4%
Shareholder yield – -18.1% 9.4%
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.

ConsensusCDZIAIRJERII
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.54FY2026 $-1.05FY2026 $-0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -147.6%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.61MFY2026 $168.27KFY2026 $69.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -47.2%FY2026 +205.9%FY2026 -48.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +109.5% +3,073.8% +45.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDZIAIRJERII
Held by institutions 46.7% 24.6% 85.0%
Institutions holding 117 119 197
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +8.4% -1.1%
Institutions buying 54 84 120
Institutions selling 39 19 45
Buyers to sellers 1.38 4.42 2.67

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.

CDZIAIRJERII
CDZI 1.00 0.25 0.09
AIRJ 0.25 1.00 0.13
ERII 0.09 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDZI, AIRJ and ERII?

Cadiz (CDZI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadiz (CDZI) $396.40M, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) $200.97M, Energy Recovery (ERII) $364.36M.

Which company is growing faster?

Cadiz (CDZI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%, Energy Recovery (ERII) -15.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Energy Recovery (ERII) has the highest net margin (Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%, Energy Recovery (ERII) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cadiz (CDZI) returned the most: Cadiz (CDZI) -14.5%, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -46.9%, Energy Recovery (ERII) -58.5%. Over five years, Cadiz (CDZI) compounded fastest (Cadiz (CDZI) -5.0%/yr, Energy Recovery (ERII) -18.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Recovery (ERII) has been the steadiest (Cadiz (CDZI) 66.6%, AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) 85.3%, Energy Recovery (ERII) 63.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDZI, AIRJ and ERII?

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