ERII vs IDXX vs BMI Stock Comparison

Energy Recovery, Idexx Laboratories and Badger Meter Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ERII Energy Recovery, Inc.
$6.70 -5.4% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$341.19M
P/E
66.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.77M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win
BMI Badger Meter Inc
$159.54 +29.0% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.56B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$881.24M
Div. yield
1.03%
Water Treatment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Idexx Laboratories leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Idexx Laboratories 5, Badger Meter 3, Energy Recovery 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERIIIDXXBMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $341.19M $52.85B $4.56B IDXX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 66.6x 44.7x 36.2x BMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 42.6x 33.7x BMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -26.2% +11.9% -2.2% IDXX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 25.4% 14.4% IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 45.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.2% -6.9% -14.3% IDXX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.5%/yr +1.0%/yr +7.9%/yr BMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.9% 35.9% 50.9% IDXX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 76/100 74/100 ERII

Percentile Scorecard

ERIIIDXXBMI

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

AxisERIIIDXXBMI
Valuation 84 #4 of 20 74 #164 of 634 63 #8 of 20
Growth 35 #12 of 18 70 #182 of 608 65 #7 of 18
Profitability 69 #6 of 17 97 #16 of 557 94 #2 of 17
Financial Health 95 #2 of 21 47 #349 of 654 65 #8 of 21
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 12 92 #32 of 403 82 #3 of 12
Overall 77 76 74
  • ERII ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • IDXX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • BMI ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodERIIIDXXBMISPY
1 month -5.4%+30.1%+29.0% -5.9%
3 months -23.3%+13.7%+16.5% -4.6%
6 months -29.0%+17.2%+30.2% +0.2%
Year to date -50.3%-0.9%-8.5% +7.5%
1 year -61.2%-6.9%-14.3% +8.2%
3 years -63.0%+58.6%+12.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -28.2%+16.6%+4.0% +19.0%
5 years -70.1%+5.2%+46.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -21.5%+1.0%+7.9% +9.4%
10 years -28.4%+531.5%+397.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year -3.3%+20.2%+17.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureERIIIDXXBMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.9%35.9%50.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.5%32.5%56.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.800.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.96-0.19-0.28 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.3%-50.9%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.2%-12.5%-15.1% -5.9%
52-week high $17.26$766.68$187.87 $779.14
52-week low $6.64$504.70$113.41 $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.

MultipleERIIIDXXBMI
P/E now vs peer median 66.6xmedian 36.2x 44.7xmedian 17.8x 36.2xmedian 36.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.5x 11.3xmedian 8.1x 5.2xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 54.6xmedian 22.1x 32.1xmedian 15.7x 22.1xmedian 22.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 25.4x 40.5xmedian 21.0x 32.0xmedian 25.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.8x 28.3xmedian 2.0x 7.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -2.41median 2.08 2.95median 0.36 2.45median 2.08

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 monthsERIIIDXXBMI
Revenue $99.77M $4.66B $881.24M
Gross profit $60.82M $2.92B $366.94M
Operating income $777.00K $1.51B $165.34M
Net income $5.14M $1.18B $126.53M
Free cash flow $32.36M $1.30B $142.39M
R&D $11.67M $266.87M –
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $14.96 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $42.48M $197.54M $67.93M
Total debt – $848.88M –
Shares (diluted) 51.03M 79.05M 28.87M
Enterprise value $3.63M $52.07B $3.96B

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
MetricERIIIDXXBMI
P/E 66.6x 44.7x 36.2x
P/FCF 10.5x 40.5x 32.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 37.2x 28.7x
P/S 3.4x 11.3x 5.2x
P/B 2.1x 28.3x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 30.2x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA 54.6x 32.1x 22.1x
EV/EBIT 332.2x 35.5x 27.2x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 11.5x 5.1x
EV/FCF 8.0x 41.0x 31.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 37.7x 28.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.41 2.95 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERIIIDXXBMI
Revenue growth (1Y) -26.2% 11.9% -2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 9.1% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -32.5% 13.7% -1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 10.8% 11.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -95.7% 15.3% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.9% 11.8% 15.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.7% 15.1% -8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.7% 12.8% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -72.4% 17.4% -6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 15.1% 14.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.3% 30.4% -12.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 19.6% 15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.8% 35.3% -14.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 24.2% 16.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERIIIDXXBMI
Gross margin 61.0% 62.7% 41.6%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 35.7% 23.1%
Operating margin 0.8% 32.3% 18.8%
Pretax margin 3.8% 31.7% 19.1%
Net margin 5.1% 25.4% 14.4%
FCF margin 32.4% 28.0% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% 30.4% 18.0%
Return on equity 3.0% 67.9% 19.0%
Return on assets 2.6% 33.1% 13.0%
Return on invested capital – 45.4% –
Return on capital employed 0.4% 65.2% 20.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.8x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 1.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERIIIDXXBMI
Debt / assets – 22.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 13.9% 49.6% 31.0%
Equity / assets 86.1% 50.4% 69.0%
Interest coverage – 43.5x –
Current ratio 7.2x 1.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio 4.7x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 4.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 9.77 22.69 12.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERIIIDXXBMI
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 7.8% 1.8% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 1.8% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 37.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 33.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 19.8%

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.

ConsensusERIIIDXXBMI
Forward P/E – 42.6xFY2026 33.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $15.74FY2026 $4.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -147.6%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.90MFY2026 $5.02BFY2026 $930.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -48.2%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.2% +0.6% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERIIIDXXBMI
Held by institutions 85.0% 93.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 197 1,291 481
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +4.1% +7.9%
Institutions buying 120 589 253
Institutions selling 45 496 158
Buyers to sellers 2.67 1.19 1.60

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.

ERIIIDXXBMI
ERII 1.00 0.15 0.14
IDXX 0.15 1.00 0.23
BMI 0.14 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERII, IDXX and BMI?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Recovery (ERII) $341.19M, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $52.85B, Badger Meter (BMI) $4.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERII, IDXX and BMI?

Badger Meter (BMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Recovery (ERII) 66.6x, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 44.7x, Badger Meter (BMI) 36.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Badger Meter (BMI) is cheapest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 42.6x, Badger Meter (BMI) 33.7x). 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: Energy Recovery (ERII) -26.2%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +11.9%, Badger Meter (BMI) -2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Energy Recovery (ERII) 5.1%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.4%, Badger Meter (BMI) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) returned the most: Energy Recovery (ERII) -61.2%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -6.9%, Badger Meter (BMI) -14.3%. Over five years, Badger Meter (BMI) compounded fastest (Energy Recovery (ERII) -21.5%/yr, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +1.0%/yr, Badger Meter (BMI) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Badger Meter (BMI) 1.03%. Energy Recovery (ERII) and Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has been the steadiest (Energy Recovery (ERII) 63.9%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 35.9%, Badger Meter (BMI) 50.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERII, IDXX and BMI?

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.