CLWT vs FERG vs NWPX Stock Comparison

Euro Tech Holdings, Ferguson Enterprises and NWPX Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NWPX Infrastructure leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 8, Ferguson Enterprises 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLWTFERGNWPXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.81M $44.65B $957.44M FERG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.1x 22.0x 19.6x NWPX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.5x 19.2x NWPX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.2% +15.1% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.5% 8.5% NWPX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% 12.1% FERG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x -0.1x NWPX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% -8.6% +82.0% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +8.6%/yr +33.1%/yr NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.0% 29.8% 39.9% FERG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 65/100 82/100 NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

CLWTFERGNWPX

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

AxisCLWTFERGNWPX
Valuation 85 #4 of 21 44 #26 of 46 100 #1 of 21
Growth – 76 #10 of 39 94 #2 of 19
Profitability – 87 #6 of 39 75 #5 of 17
Financial Health 67 #8 of 22 48 #25 of 47 86 #4 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 71 #10 of 32 56 #5 of 10
Overall – 65 82
  • CLWT ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • FERG ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • NWPX ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLWTFERGNWPXSPY
1 month -3.6%+3.1%-2.9% -0.2%
3 months -13.7%-1.1%-20.9% +3.9%
6 months +3.9%-11.1%+14.9% +8.2%
Year to date +10.0%+3.1%+59.8% +12.9%
1 year +6.5%-8.6%+82.0% +12.3%
3 years -7.0%+51.3%+264.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.4%+14.8%+53.9% +23.3%
5 years -62.9%+51.3%+317.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.0%+8.6%+33.1% +10.9%
10 years -49.6%+333.0%+654.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.6%+15.8%+22.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLWTFERGNWPXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.0%29.8%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.6%30.8%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.121.131.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-0.292.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.8%-43.6%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.6%-14.3%-33.4% -1.2%
52-week high $2.15$267.71$149.94 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$214.24$53.85 $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.

MultipleCLWTFERGNWPX
P/E now vs peer median 60.1xmedian 25.6x 22.0xmedian 25.3x 19.7xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 1.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.7x 15.0xmedian 13.4x 11.0xmedian 16.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 23.6x 19.7xmedian 21.9x 12.1xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.0x 7.6xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.68 —median 2.38 0.90median 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 monthsCLWTFERGNWPX
Revenue – $31.35B $574.44M
Gross profit – $9.73B $119.93M
Operating income – $2.82B $65.87M
Net income – $2.03B $48.75M
Free cash flow – $2.26B $79.65M
EPS (diluted) – $10.42 $4.98
Cash & equivalents $4.28M $820.00M $19.32M
Total debt – $4.13B $9.98M
Shares (diluted) 7.60M 194.80M 9.79M
Enterprise value -$9.29M $41.87B $918.91M

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
MetricCLWTFERGNWPX
P/E 60.1x 22.0x 19.7x
P/FCF -6.9x 19.7x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.0x 9.6x
P/S 0.7x 1.4x 1.7x
P/B 0.6x 7.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 8.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 15.0x 11.0x
EV/EBIT – 17.0x 14.5x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF – 21.1x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.3x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLWTFERGNWPX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.2% 15.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% 27.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.6% 47.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 31.6% 46.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 34.4% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 35.9% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 42.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.8% 53.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 87.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLWTFERGNWPX
Gross margin – 31.0% 20.9%
EBITDA margin – 10.2% 15.0%
Operating margin – 9.0% 11.5%
Pretax margin – 8.3% 11.0%
Net margin – 6.5% 8.5%
FCF margin – 7.2% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.3% 17.5%
Return on equity – 34.0% 11.9%
Return on assets – 11.4% 7.6%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% 12.1%
Return on capital employed – 23.4% 12.5%
Asset turnover – 1.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLWTFERGNWPX
Debt / assets – 23.2% 1.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 67.0% 35.8%
Equity / assets 77.7% 33.0% 64.2%
Interest coverage – – 35.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.41 4.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLWTFERGNWPX
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.4% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusCLWTFERGNWPX
Forward P/E – 21.5xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.68FY2026 $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.4%FY2026 +45.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.5% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $34.30BFY2026 $573.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.7% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLWTFERGNWPX
Held by institutions – 96.3% 89.5%
Institutions holding – 937 224
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +4.6%
Institutions buying – 477 125
Institutions selling – 343 65
Buyers to sellers – 1.39 1.92

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.

CLWTFERGNWPX
CLWT 1.00 -0.02 -0.01
FERG -0.02 1.00 0.32
NWPX -0.01 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLWT, FERG and NWPX?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) $9.81M, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) $44.65B, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $957.44M.

Which stock is cheaper, CLWT, FERG and NWPX?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) 60.1x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 22.0x, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) is cheapest (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 21.5x, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +5.2%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +15.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) has the highest net margin (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 6.5%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) leads (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 21.7%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) +6.5%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) -8.6%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +82.0%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) -18.0%/yr, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +8.6%/yr, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +33.1%/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%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) leads on 8. 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.