CDZI vs IDXX vs XYL Stock Comparison

Cadiz, Idexx Laboratories and Xylem Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.71 +31.6% 1M -14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$374.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
XYL Xylem Inc.
$90.81 -10.0% 1M -40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$21.59B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.06B
Div. yield
0.02%
Water Treatment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Idexx Laboratories leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Idexx Laboratories 7, Xylem 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDZIIDXXXYLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $374.03M $42.71B $21.59B IDXX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.1x 37.5x 20.0x XYL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.9x 17.3x XYL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% +12.8% +1.9% IDXX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -286.1% 25.0% 11.9% IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 45.6% 8.3% IDXX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x 1.1x IDXX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% -8.2% -40.6% IDXX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -2.9%/yr -7.0%/yr IDXX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.6% 32.1% 30.5% XYL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 77/100 79/100 XYL

Percentile Scorecard

CDZIIDXXXYL

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

AxisCDZIIDXXXYL
Valuation 15 #18 of 21 75 #155 of 624 90 #3 of 21
Growth 39 #12 of 19 76 #148 of 601 89 #3 of 19
Profitability 20 #13 of 16 97 #17 of 541 73 #5 of 16
Financial Health 20 #17 of 21 46 #350 of 647 55 #10 of 21
Shareholder Returns – 93 #26 of 359 89 #2 of 10
Overall 23 77 79
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • IDXX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • XYL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDZIIDXXXYLSPY
1 month +31.6%+8.0%-10.0% +0.7%
3 months +50.0%+3.1%-22.3% +3.7%
6 months +8.8%+2.7%-23.1% +7.1%
Year to date -16.0%-14.9%-33.3% +12.8%
1 year -14.5%-8.2%-40.6% +11.9%
3 years +60.2%+45.3%+1.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.0%+13.3%+0.6% +22.8%
5 years -22.4%-13.5%-30.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%-2.9%-7.0% +10.9%
10 years -36.8%+448.3%+86.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%+18.6%+6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDZIIDXXXYLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.6%32.1%30.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%31.3%36.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.440.790.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.26-1.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-51.3%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.9%-24.9%-40.6% -1.2%
52-week high $6.92$766.68$152.95 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$504.70$88.24 $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.

MultipleCDZIIDXXXYL
P/E now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 25.4x 39.9xmedian 17.8x 19.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 2.5x 10.0xmedian 9.1x 2.3xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.9x 28.6xmedian 15.0x 11.9xmedian 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.3x 36.2xmedian 21.7x 22.6xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 85.0xmedian 1.8x 28.2xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.30median 1.73 2.64median 0.35 0.62median 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 monthsCDZIIDXXXYL
Revenue $14.34M $4.55B $9.06B
Gross profit $4.25M $2.84B $3.61B
Operating income -$26.90M $1.46B $1.37B
Net income -$35.98M $1.14B $1.08B
Free cash flow – $1.25B $921.00M
R&D – $261.47M $231.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1,199.69 $14.37 $4.64
Cash & equivalents $5.32M $196.93M $708.00M
Total debt $278.50M $968.86M $2.90B
Shares (diluted) 34.19K 79.31M 233.04M
Enterprise value $342.48M $41.92B $17.32B

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
MetricCDZIIDXXXYL
P/E -9.7x 39.9x 19.5x
P/FCF – 36.2x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 33.1x 16.4x
P/S 27.6x 10.0x 2.3x
P/B 85.0x 28.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 85.0x 30.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 28.6x 11.9x
EV/EBIT -17.8x 31.7x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 33.3x 10.1x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 36.8x 25.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 33.7x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.30 2.64 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDZIIDXXXYL
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% 12.8% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 89.3% 9.0% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.7% 14.4% 6.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 97.5% 10.5% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% 16.2% 20.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 11.7% 29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.9% 15.6% 14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 12.9% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.4% 18.1% 19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 15.1% 31.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 51.4% -0.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.5% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 59.9% -0.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% 21.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDZIIDXXXYL
Gross margin 29.6% 62.4% 39.8%
EBITDA margin – 35.4% 21.3%
Operating margin -187.6% 32.0% 15.1%
Pretax margin -250.5% 31.3% 14.8%
Net margin -286.1% 25.0% 11.9%
FCF margin – 27.5% 10.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.1% 14.0%
Return on equity -257.3% 71.9% 10.3%
Return on assets -26.1% 33.4% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – 45.6% 8.3%
Return on capital employed -21.0% 68.6% 9.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDZIIDXXXYL
Debt / assets 64.5% 28.1% 16.7%
Debt / equity 18.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x 1.1x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.5% 53.2% 40.7%
Equity / assets 3.5% 46.8% 59.3%
Interest coverage -2.9x 38.6x 36.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -6.11 20.55 2.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDZIIDXXXYL
Dividend yield – – 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% 7.5%
Shareholder yield – 2.3% 9.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 37.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 44.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 14.1%

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.

ConsensusCDZIIDXXXYL
Forward P/E – 36.9xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.54FY2026 $15.63FY2026 $5.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.5%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.9% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.61MFY2026 $5.00BFY2026 $9.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -47.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +109.5% +0.6% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDZIIDXXXYL
Held by institutions 46.7% 93.6% 92.0%
Institutions holding 117 1,290 1,093
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +4.1% +0.2%
Institutions buying 54 588 489
Institutions selling 39 496 447
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.19 1.09

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.

CDZIIDXXXYL
CDZI 1.00 0.03 0.02
IDXX 0.03 1.00 0.30
XYL 0.02 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDZI, IDXX and XYL?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadiz (CDZI) $374.03M, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $42.71B, Xylem (XYL) $21.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDZI, IDXX and XYL?

Xylem (XYL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cadiz (CDZI) -9.1x, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 37.5x, Xylem (XYL) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xylem (XYL) is cheapest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 36.9x, Xylem (XYL) 17.3x). 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%, Xylem (XYL) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.0%, Xylem (XYL) 11.9%). On return on invested capital, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 45.6%, Xylem (XYL) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) returned the most: Cadiz (CDZI) -14.5%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -8.2%, Xylem (XYL) -40.6%. Over five years, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) compounded fastest (Cadiz (CDZI) -5.0%/yr, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -2.9%/yr, Xylem (XYL) -7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cadiz (CDZI) 0.00%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 0.00%, Xylem (XYL) 0.02%. Cadiz (CDZI) and Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xylem (XYL) has been the steadiest (Cadiz (CDZI) 66.6%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 32.1%, Xylem (XYL) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.