CDZI vs ERII vs STN Stock Comparison

Cadiz, Energy Recovery and Stantec Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.65 +27.4% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$391.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win
ERII Energy Recovery, Inc.
$6.86 +0.7% 1M -61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$355.09M
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.57M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins
STN Stantec Inc
$70.73 +2.5% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.14B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 5, Energy Recovery 2, Cadiz 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDZIERIISTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $391.70M $355.09M $8.14B STN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.6x 23.1x 12.5x STN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 15.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% -15.0% +9.4% STN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -286.1% 12.7% 6.2% ERII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 37.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% -61.0% -37.0% CDZI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.6%/yr -19.4%/yr +4.8%/yr STN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.8% 63.7% 30.3% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 90/100 73/100 ERII

Percentile Scorecard

CDZIERIISTN

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

AxisCDZIERIISTN
Valuation 20 #17 of 21 95 #2 of 21 92 #5 of 52
Growth 39 #12 of 19 67 #7 of 19 36 #24 of 37
Profitability 19 #14 of 17 88 #3 of 17 89 #5 of 37
Financial Health 24 #17 of 22 100 #1 of 22 79 #13 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 69 #9 of 27
Overall 25 90 73
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • ERII 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

PeriodCDZIERIISTNSPY
1 month +27.4%+0.7%+2.5% -0.2%
3 months +51.0%-18.3%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months +5.0%-38.1%-21.3% +8.2%
Year to date -17.1%-49.1%-25.0% +12.9%
1 year -15.0%-61.0%-37.0% +12.3%
3 years +68.5%-53.8%+18.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.0%-22.7%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -25.1%-66.0%+26.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.6%-19.4%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years -36.3%-45.7%+216.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.4%-5.9%+12.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDZIERIISTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.8%63.7%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%82.0%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.451.710.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.96-1.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-78.3%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-61.0%-37.8% -1.2%
52-week high $6.92$17.59$113.70 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$6.64$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.

MultipleCDZIERIISTN
P/E now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 25.6x 23.0xmedian 25.6x 12.4xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.7x 14.3xmedian 16.7x 5.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.6x 9.1xmedian 23.6x 15.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 83.9xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.27median 1.68 1.37median 1.68 0.60median 0.57

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 monthsCDZIERIISTN
Revenue $14.34M $120.57M $10.51B
Gross profit $4.25M $77.18M $4.58B
Operating income -$26.90M $14.23M $1.23B
Net income -$35.98M $15.34M $536.90M
Free cash flow – $38.60M $528.58M
R&D – $12.22M –
EPS (diluted) $-1,199.69 $0.30 $5.72
Cash & equivalents $5.32M $61.44M $265.54M
Total debt $278.50M – $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 34.19K 51.46M 114.07M
Enterprise value $360.15M $30.26M $7.07B

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
MetricCDZIERIISTN
P/E -9.5x 23.0x 12.4x
P/FCF – 9.1x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.5x 17.3x
P/S 27.3x 2.9x 0.8x
P/B 83.9x 2.0x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 83.9x 2.0x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA – 14.3x 5.1x
EV/EBIT -17.6x 18.1x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 33.0x 2.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 6.7x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.2x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.27 1.37 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDZIERIISTN
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% -15.0% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 89.3% 4.1% 10.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.7% -18.5% 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 97.5% 2.0% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% -34.1% 20.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 17.3% 16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.9% -36.4% 24.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 13.3% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.4% -32.7% 24.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 16.8% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 98.7% -13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 62.2% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 91.3% -10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 76.4% 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDZIERIISTN
Gross margin 29.6% 64.0% 43.6%
EBITDA margin – 15.0% 14.9%
Operating margin -187.6% 11.8% 11.7%
Pretax margin -250.5% 14.6% 11.3%
Net margin -286.1% 12.7% 6.2%
FCF margin – 32.0% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 34.2% 4.4%
Return on equity -257.3% 8.6% 36.3%
Return on assets -26.1% 7.5% 15.1%
Return on invested capital – – 37.8%
Return on capital employed -21.0% 7.7% 28.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDZIERIISTN
Debt / assets 64.5% – 3.9%
Debt / equity 18.6x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 96.5% 12.8% 58.6%
Equity / assets 3.5% 87.2% 41.4%
Interest coverage -2.9x – 9.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 8.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 5.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 5.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -6.13 10.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDZIERIISTN
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 9.8% –
Shareholder yield – 9.8% 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.

ConsensusCDZIERIISTN
Forward P/E – – 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.54FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -147.6%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.61MFY2026 $69.90MFY2026 $4.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -47.2%FY2026 -48.2%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +109.5% +45.2% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDZIERIISTN
Held by institutions 46.7% 85.0% 62.0%
Institutions holding 117 197 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -1.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 54 120 162
Institutions selling 39 45 87
Buyers to sellers 1.38 2.67 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.

CDZIERIISTN
CDZI 1.00 0.09 0.11
ERII 0.09 1.00 0.00
STN 0.11 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDZI, ERII and STN?

Stantec (STN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadiz (CDZI) $391.70M, Energy Recovery (ERII) $355.09M, Stantec (STN) $8.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDZI, ERII and STN?

Stantec (STN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cadiz (CDZI) -9.6x, Energy Recovery (ERII) 23.1x, Stantec (STN) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stantec (STN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%, Energy Recovery (ERII) -15.0%, Stantec (STN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Energy Recovery (ERII) has the highest net margin (Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%, Energy Recovery (ERII) 12.7%, Stantec (STN) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cadiz (CDZI) returned the most: Cadiz (CDZI) -15.0%, Energy Recovery (ERII) -61.0%, Stantec (STN) -37.0%. Over five years, Stantec (STN) compounded fastest (Cadiz (CDZI) -5.6%/yr, Energy Recovery (ERII) -19.4%/yr, Stantec (STN) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stantec (STN) has been the steadiest (Cadiz (CDZI) 66.8%, Energy Recovery (ERII) 63.7%, Stantec (STN) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDZI, ERII 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 5. 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.