CDZI vs IDXX vs ECL Stock Comparison

Cadiz, Idexx Laboratories and Ecolab 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
$385.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
ECL Ecolab Inc.
$291.28 +4.1% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$82.10B
P/E
39.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Idexx Laboratories leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Idexx Laboratories 5, Ecolab 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDZIIDXXECLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $385.81M $44.60B $82.10B ECL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.4x 39.1x 39.4x IDXX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 35.9x 36.9x IDXX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% +12.8% +9.3% IDXX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -286.1% 25.0% — IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 45.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% -13.3% +4.1% ECL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.6%/yr -3.0%/yr +5.7%/yr ECL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.8% 32.1% 21.9% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 77/100 55/100 IDXX

Percentile Scorecard

CDZIIDXXECL

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

AxisCDZIIDXXECL
Valuation 20 #17 of 21 75 #159 of 625 35 #14 of 21
Growth 39 #12 of 19 76 #148 of 602 83 #4 of 19
Profitability 19 #14 of 17 97 #18 of 551 81 #4 of 17
Financial Health 24 #17 of 22 47 #349 of 656 19 #18 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 93 #26 of 365 –
Overall 25 77 55
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • IDXX ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDZIIDXXECLSPY
1 month +27.4%+8.1%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months +51.0%-1.5%+2.8% +3.9%
6 months +5.0%-1.2%+9.1% +8.2%
Year to date -17.1%-17.0%+11.0% +12.9%
1 year -15.0%-13.3%+4.1% +12.3%
3 years +68.5%+43.4%+85.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.0%+12.8%+22.8% +23.3%
5 years -25.1%-14.1%+31.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.6%-3.0%+5.7% +10.9%
10 years -36.3%+435.0%+153.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.4%+18.3%+9.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDZIIDXXECLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.8%32.1%21.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%31.2%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.450.790.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.410.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-51.3%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-26.8%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $6.92$766.68$308.35 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$504.70$245.73 $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.

MultipleCDZIIDXXECL
P/E now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 25.6x 38.9xmedian 17.2x 39.3xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 9.0x 4.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.7x 27.9xmedian 16.3x —median 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.6x 35.3xmedian 18.7x 41.5xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 83.9xmedian 2.0x 27.5xmedian 2.2x 7.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.27median 1.68 2.58median 0.33 1.98median 1.68

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 monthsCDZIIDXXECL
Revenue $14.34M $4.55B $17.37B
Gross profit $4.25M $2.84B –
Operating income -$26.90M $1.46B $2.90B
Net income -$35.98M $1.14B –
Free cash flow – $1.25B –
R&D – $261.47M –
EPS (diluted) $-1,199.69 $14.37 $7.38
Cash & equivalents $5.32M $196.93M $722.30M
Total debt $278.50M $968.86M –
Shares (diluted) 34.19K 79.31M 282.20M
Enterprise value $354.26M $43.81B $82.10B

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
MetricCDZIIDXXECL
P/E -9.5x 38.9x 39.3x
P/FCF – 35.3x 41.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 32.3x –
P/S 27.3x 9.7x 4.7x
P/B 83.9x 27.5x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 83.9x 29.2x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA – 27.9x –
EV/EBIT -17.6x 30.9x –
EV/Revenue 33.0x 9.9x 4.7x
EV/FCF – 35.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 32.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.27 2.58 1.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDZIIDXXECL
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% 12.8% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 89.3% 9.0% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.7% 14.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 97.5% 10.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% 16.2% 11.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 11.7% 17.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.9% 15.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 12.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -8.4% 18.1% 6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 15.1% 19.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 51.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 59.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDZIIDXXECL
Gross margin 29.6% 62.4% –
EBITDA margin – 35.4% –
Operating margin -187.6% 32.0% –
Pretax margin -250.5% 31.3% –
Net margin -286.1% 25.0% –
FCF margin – 27.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 30.1% –
Return on equity -257.3% 71.9% 20.4%
Return on assets -26.1% 33.4% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – 45.6% –
Return on capital employed -21.0% 68.6% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDZIIDXXECL
Debt / assets 64.5% 28.1% –
Debt / equity 18.6x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 96.5% 53.2% 66.4%
Equity / assets 3.5% 46.8% 33.6%
Interest coverage -2.9x 38.6x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score -6.13 20.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDZIIDXXECL
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.4% –
Shareholder yield – 2.4% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusCDZIIDXXECL
Forward P/E – 35.9xFY2026 36.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.54FY2026 $15.63FY2026 $7.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.5%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.9% +23.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.61MFY2026 $5.00BFY2026 $17.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -47.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +109.5% +0.6% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDZIIDXXECL
Held by institutions 46.7% 93.6% 80.0%
Institutions holding 117 1,289 1,710
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +4.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 54 587 762
Institutions selling 39 496 679
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.18 1.12

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.

CDZIIDXXECL
CDZI 1.00 0.03 0.11
IDXX 0.03 1.00 0.45
ECL 0.11 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDZI, IDXX and ECL?

Ecolab (ECL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadiz (CDZI) $385.81M, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $44.60B, Ecolab (ECL) $82.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDZI, IDXX and ECL?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cadiz (CDZI) -9.4x, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 39.1x, Ecolab (ECL) 39.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is cheapest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 35.9x, Ecolab (ECL) 36.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +12.8%, Ecolab (ECL) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ecolab (ECL) returned the most: Cadiz (CDZI) -15.0%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -13.3%, Ecolab (ECL) +4.1%. Over five years, Ecolab (ECL) compounded fastest (Cadiz (CDZI) -5.6%/yr, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -3.0%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Cadiz (CDZI) 66.8%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 32.1%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDZI, IDXX and ECL?

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