CDZI vs BBUC vs NWPX Stock Comparison

Cadiz, Brookfield Business and NWPX Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
BBUC Brookfield Business Corp
$28.69 +13.5% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.95B
Div. yield
2.82%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

NWPX Infrastructure leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 6, Brookfield Business 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDZIBBUCNWPXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $396.40M $2.52B $943.80M BBUC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.7x -30.6x 17.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 3.2x 18.9x BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% -10.5% +15.9% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -286.1% -0.3% 8.9% NWPX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.4x 0.2x NWPX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.82% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% -20.2% +76.0% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr — +32.8%/yr NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.6% 36.4% 40.0% BBUC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 60/100 80/100 NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

CDZIBBUCNWPX

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

AxisCDZIBBUCNWPX
Valuation 15 #18 of 21 98 #2 of 52 100 #1 of 21
Growth 39 #12 of 19 22 #29 of 37 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 20 #13 of 16 78 #9 of 37 80 #4 of 16
Financial Health 20 #17 of 21 16 #48 of 57 70 #7 of 21
Shareholder Returns – 85 #5 of 27 56 #5 of 10
Overall 23 60 80
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • 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

PeriodCDZIBBUCNWPXSPY
1 month +31.6%+13.5%-4.3% +0.7%
3 months +50.0%-8.8%-22.8% +3.7%
6 months +8.8%-15.9%-0.3% +7.1%
Year to date -16.0%-20.0%+56.8% +12.8%
1 year -14.5%-20.2%+76.0% +11.9%
3 years +60.2%+93.3%+253.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.0%+24.6%+52.4% +22.8%
5 years -22.4%—+312.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%—+32.8% +10.9%
10 years -36.8%—+647.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%—+22.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDZIBBUCNWPXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.6%36.4%40.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%40.0%34.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.440.981.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.551.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-61.5%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.9%-23.8%-34.6% -1.2%
52-week high $6.92$37.64$149.94 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$25.06$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.

MultipleCDZIBBUCNWPX
P/E now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 25.4x -30.6xmedian 28.1x 17.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 2.5x 0.1xmedian 0.8x 1.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.9x 5.8xmedian 12.7x 10.3xmedian 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.3x 0.9xmedian 25.0x 10.9xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 85.0xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 2.5x 2.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.30median 1.73 —median 0.60 0.54median 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 monthsCDZIBBUCNWPX
Revenue $14.34M $26.95B $602.76M
Gross profit $4.25M $5.31B $125.97M
Operating income -$26.90M $4.15B $71.15M
Net income -$35.98M $305.00M $53.48M
Free cash flow – $2.70B $86.83M
EPS (diluted) $-1,199.69 – $5.45
Cash & equivalents $5.32M $3.45B $6.06M
Total debt $278.50M $43.93B $21.50M
Shares (diluted) 34.19K – 9.81M
Enterprise value $364.85M -$2.27B $901.89M

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
MetricCDZIBBUCNWPX
P/E -9.7x -30.6x 17.7x
P/FCF – 0.9x 10.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 0.9x 8.8x
P/S 27.6x 0.1x 1.6x
P/B 85.0x 0.2x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 85.0x -1.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 5.8x 10.3x
EV/EBIT -17.8x 10.0x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 33.3x 1.5x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 15.4x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.4x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.30 – 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDZIBBUCNWPX
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% -10.5% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 89.3% -13.2% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.7% -13.8% 26.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 97.5% 5.2% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% -15.9% 47.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 9.9% 25.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.9% -70.0% 46.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -3.3% 31.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.4% – 46.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.2% – 32.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -34.9% 58.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 54.1% 43.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -34.9% 80.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 51.7% 92.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDZIBBUCNWPX
Gross margin 29.6% 19.7% 20.9%
EBITDA margin – 26.8% 15.4%
Operating margin -187.6% 15.4% 11.8%
Pretax margin -250.5% 1.4% 11.4%
Net margin -286.1% -0.3% 8.9%
FCF margin – 10.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.0% 17.7%
Return on equity -257.3% – 12.5%
Return on assets -26.1% 0.4% 7.9%
Return on invested capital – – 12.5%
Return on capital employed -21.0% 6.4% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 8.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDZIBBUCNWPX
Debt / assets 64.5% 55.7% 3.1%
Debt / equity 18.6x 2.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 16.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 96.5% 80.4% 37.0%
Equity / assets 3.5% 19.6% 63.0%
Interest coverage -2.9x – 48.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -6.11 – 4.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDZIBBUCNWPX
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusCDZIBBUCNWPX
Forward P/E – 3.2xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.54FY2026 $8.99FY2026 $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +54.5%FY2026 +45.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.0% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.61MFY2026 $5.12BFY2026 $573.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -47.2%FY2026 -51.8%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +109.5% -100.0% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDZIBBUCNWPX
Held by institutions 46.7% 55.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding 117 149 225
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +13.6% +4.6%
Institutions buying 54 93 125
Institutions selling 39 33 65
Buyers to sellers 1.38 2.82 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.

CDZIBBUCNWPX
CDZI 1.00 0.19 0.18
BBUC 0.19 1.00 0.28
NWPX 0.18 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDZI, BBUC and NWPX?

Brookfield Business (BBUC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadiz (CDZI) $396.40M, Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.52B, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $943.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -10.5%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) has the highest net margin (Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: Cadiz (CDZI) -14.5%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -20.2%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +76.0%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (Cadiz (CDZI) -5.0%/yr, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +32.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brookfield Business (BBUC) 2.82%. Cadiz (CDZI) and NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Business (BBUC) has been the steadiest (Cadiz (CDZI) 66.6%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.4%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 40.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDZI, BBUC 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 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.