CDZI vs VLTO vs STN Stock Comparison

Cadiz, Veralto and Stantec Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.72 +31.8% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$396.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
VLTO Veralto Corp
$102.84 +6.9% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.30B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.70B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
4 wins
STN Stantec Inc
$71.87 +4.6% 1M -36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.21B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCDZIVLTOSTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $396.75M $25.30B $8.21B VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.7x 25.6x 12.6x STN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.7x 15.6x STN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% +6.2% +9.4% STN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -286.1% 17.3% 6.2% VLTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% 37.8% STN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 0.0x STN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% +0.3% -36.8% VLTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr — +5.4%/yr STN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.7% 23.4% 30.4% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 74/100 74/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

CDZIVLTOSTN

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

AxisCDZIVLTOSTN
Valuation 15 #18 of 21 80 #5 of 21 92 #5 of 52
Growth 39 #12 of 19 72 #6 of 19 36 #24 of 37
Profitability 19 #14 of 17 100 #1 of 17 92 #4 of 37
Financial Health 24 #17 of 22 57 #10 of 22 84 #10 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 63 #4 of 9 68 #9 of 26
Overall 24 74 74
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • VLTO 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

PeriodCDZIVLTOSTNSPY
1 month +31.8%+6.9%+4.6% +0.9%
3 months +58.4%+4.0%+0.3% +5.9%
6 months +12.6%+14.9%-19.7% +8.5%
Year to date -15.9%+3.1%-23.8% +13.3%
1 year -17.6%+0.3%-36.8% +12.4%
3 years +71.0%+51.3%+19.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.6%+14.8%+6.2% +23.5%
5 years -22.2%—+30.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.9%—+5.4% +11.0%
10 years -36.6%—+225.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.5%—+12.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCDZIVLTOSTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.7%23.4%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%22.2%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.450.230.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.01-1.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-27.6%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-1.9%-36.8% -0.9%
52-week high $6.92$104.87$113.70 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$82.23$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.

MultipleCDZIVLTOSTN
P/E now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x 12.6xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 2.4x 4.4xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.0x 19.0xmedian 19.0x 5.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x 24.0xmedian 23.0x 15.5xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 85.2xmedian 2.0x 8.1xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 1.69 5.69median 1.69 0.61median 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 monthsCDZIVLTOSTN
Revenue $14.34M $5.70B $10.51B
Gross profit $4.25M $3.43B $4.58B
Operating income -$26.90M $1.30B $1.23B
Net income -$35.98M $988.00M $536.90M
Free cash flow – $1.05B $528.58M
R&D – $276.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-1,199.69 $4.02 $5.72
Cash & equivalents $5.32M $2.12B $265.54M
Total debt $278.50M $3.38B $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 34.19K 245.80M 114.07M
Enterprise value $365.20M $17.95B $7.14B

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
MetricCDZIVLTOSTN
P/E -9.7x 25.5x 12.6x
P/FCF – 24.0x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.8x 17.5x
P/S 27.7x 4.4x 0.8x
P/B 85.2x 8.1x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 85.2x 11.1x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA – 19.0x 5.2x
EV/EBIT -17.8x 20.4x 6.6x
EV/Revenue 33.4x 4.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 25.2x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.9x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 5.69 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDZIVLTOSTN
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% 6.2% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 89.3% 4.8% 10.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.7% 6.8% 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 97.5% 6.5% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% 3.5% 20.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 3.7% 16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.9% 10.6% 24.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 4.4% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.4% 12.5% 24.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 4.5% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.8% -13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.0% -10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDZIVLTOSTN
Gross margin 29.6% 60.2% 43.6%
EBITDA margin – 24.4% 14.9%
Operating margin -187.6% 22.7% 11.7%
Pretax margin -250.5% 21.2% 11.3%
Net margin -286.1% 17.3% 6.2%
FCF margin – 18.4% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.4% 4.4%
Return on equity -257.3% 32.4% 36.3%
Return on assets -26.1% 12.2% 15.1%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% 37.8%
Return on capital employed -21.0% 21.4% 28.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDZIVLTOSTN
Debt / assets 64.5% 39.5% 3.9%
Debt / equity 18.6x 1.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 3.2x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 96.5% 63.8% 58.6%
Equity / assets 3.5% 36.2% 41.4%
Interest coverage -2.9x 14.1x 9.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -6.10 4.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDZIVLTOSTN
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% –
Shareholder yield – 2.2% 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.

ConsensusCDZIVLTOSTN
Forward P/E – 22.7xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.54FY2026 $4.54FY2026 $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.4%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.9% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.61MFY2026 $5.70BFY2026 $4.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -47.2%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +109.5% +16.5% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDZIVLTOSTN
Held by institutions 46.7% 96.1% 62.0%
Institutions holding 117 974 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +3.3% +2.8%
Institutions buying 54 399 162
Institutions selling 39 384 87
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.04 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.

CDZIVLTOSTN
CDZI 1.00 0.00 0.11
VLTO 0.00 1.00 0.32
STN 0.11 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDZI, VLTO and STN?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadiz (CDZI) $396.75M, Veralto (VLTO) $25.30B, Stantec (STN) $8.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDZI, VLTO and STN?

Stantec (STN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cadiz (CDZI) -9.7x, Veralto (VLTO) 25.6x, Stantec (STN) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stantec (STN) is cheapest (Veralto (VLTO) 22.7x, Stantec (STN) 15.6x). 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%, Veralto (VLTO) +6.2%, Stantec (STN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veralto (VLTO) has the highest net margin (Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.3%, Stantec (STN) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Stantec (STN) leads (Veralto (VLTO) 17.4%, Stantec (STN) 37.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Veralto (VLTO) returned the most: Cadiz (CDZI) -17.6%, Veralto (VLTO) +0.3%, Stantec (STN) -36.8%. Over five years, Stantec (STN) compounded fastest (Cadiz (CDZI) -4.9%/yr, Stantec (STN) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Cadiz (CDZI) 66.7%, Veralto (VLTO) 23.4%, Stantec (STN) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDZI, VLTO 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 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.