CLWT vs FERG vs CDZI Stock Comparison

Euro Tech Holdings, Ferguson Enterprises and Cadiz Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.65 +27.4% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$396.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ferguson Enterprises leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ferguson Enterprises 7, Euro Tech Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLWTFERGCDZILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.88M $44.71B $396.75M FERG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.1x 22.0x -9.7x FERG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.2% -4.8% FERG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.5% -286.1% FERG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% -8.6% -15.0% CLWT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +8.6%/yr -5.6%/yr FERG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.0% 29.8% 66.8% FERG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 65/100 25/100 FERG

Percentile Scorecard

CLWTFERGCDZI

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

AxisCLWTFERGCDZI
Valuation 85 #4 of 21 44 #26 of 46 20 #17 of 21
Growth – 76 #10 of 39 39 #12 of 19
Profitability – 87 #6 of 39 19 #14 of 17
Financial Health 67 #8 of 22 48 #25 of 47 24 #17 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 71 #10 of 32 –
Overall – 65 25
  • CLWT ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • FERG ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLWTFERGCDZISPY
1 month -3.6%+3.1%+27.4% -0.2%
3 months -13.7%-1.1%+51.0% +3.9%
6 months +3.9%-11.1%+5.0% +8.2%
Year to date +10.0%+3.1%-17.1% +12.9%
1 year +6.5%-8.6%-15.0% +12.3%
3 years -7.0%+51.3%+68.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.4%+14.8%+19.0% +23.3%
5 years -62.9%+51.3%-25.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.0%+8.6%-5.6% +10.9%
10 years -49.6%+333.0%-36.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.6%+15.8%-4.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLWTFERGCDZISPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.0%29.8%66.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.6%30.8%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.121.131.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-0.29-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-43.6%-75.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.6%-14.3%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2.15$267.71$6.92 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$214.24$2.98 $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.

MultipleCLWTFERGCDZI
P/E now vs peer median 60.1xmedian 25.6x 22.0xmedian 25.3x -9.5xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 27.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.7x 15.0xmedian 13.4x —median 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 23.6x 19.7xmedian 21.9x —median 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.0x 7.6xmedian 2.6x 83.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.68 —median 2.38 2.27median 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 monthsCLWTFERGCDZI
Revenue – $31.35B $14.34M
Gross profit – $9.73B $4.25M
Operating income – $2.82B -$26.90M
Net income – $2.03B -$35.98M
Free cash flow – $2.26B –
EPS (diluted) – $10.42 $-1,199.69
Cash & equivalents $4.28M $820.00M $5.32M
Total debt – $4.13B $278.50M
Shares (diluted) 7.60M 194.80M 34.19K
Enterprise value -$9.22M $41.93B $365.20M

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
MetricCLWTFERGCDZI
P/E 60.1x 22.0x -9.5x
P/FCF -6.9x 19.7x –
P/Operating cash flow – 17.0x –
P/S 0.7x 1.4x 27.3x
P/B 0.6x 7.6x 83.9x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 8.5x 83.9x
EV/EBITDA – 15.0x –
EV/EBIT – 17.0x -17.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 33.0x
EV/FCF – 21.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLWTFERGCDZI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.2% -4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 89.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% -12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 97.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.6% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 31.6% -9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 34.4% -8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 35.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLWTFERGCDZI
Gross margin – 31.0% 29.6%
EBITDA margin – 10.2% –
Operating margin – 9.0% -187.6%
Pretax margin – 8.3% -250.5%
Net margin – 6.5% -286.1%
FCF margin – 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 8.3% –
Return on equity – 34.0% -257.3%
Return on assets – 11.4% -26.1%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% –
Return on capital employed – 23.4% -21.0%
Asset turnover – 1.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLWTFERGCDZI
Debt / assets – 23.2% 64.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 18.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x –
Debt / FCF – 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 67.0% 96.5%
Equity / assets 77.7% 33.0% 3.5%
Interest coverage – – -2.9x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 5.41 -6.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLWTFERGCDZI
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.4% –
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.

ConsensusCLWTFERGCDZI
Forward P/E – 21.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.68FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +20.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $34.30BFY2026 $8.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 -47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.7% +109.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLWTFERGCDZI
Held by institutions – 96.3% 46.7%
Institutions holding – 937 117
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +4.0%
Institutions buying – 477 54
Institutions selling – 343 39
Buyers to sellers – 1.39 1.38

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.

CLWTFERGCDZI
CLWT 1.00 -0.02 0.18
FERG -0.02 1.00 0.09
CDZI 0.18 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLWT, FERG and CDZI?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) $9.88M, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) $44.71B, Cadiz (CDZI) $396.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, CLWT, FERG and CDZI?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) 60.1x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 22.0x, Cadiz (CDZI) -9.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +5.2%, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has the highest net margin (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 6.5%, Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) returned the most: Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) +6.5%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) -8.6%, Cadiz (CDZI) -15.0%. Over five years, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) compounded fastest (Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) -18.0%/yr, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +8.6%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has been the steadiest (Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) 89.0%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 29.8%, Cadiz (CDZI) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLWT, FERG and CDZI?

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