ERII vs IDXX vs CDZI Stock Comparison

Energy Recovery, Idexx Laboratories and Cadiz Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ERII Energy Recovery, Inc.
$7.12 +5.5% 1M -58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$364.36M
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.57M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.71 +31.6% 1M -14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$396.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Idexx Laboratories leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Idexx Laboratories 6, Energy Recovery 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERIIIDXXCDZILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $364.36M $45.43B $396.40M IDXX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 39.9x -9.7x ERII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.0% +12.8% -4.8% IDXX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.7% 25.0% -286.1% IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 45.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.5% -8.2% -14.5% IDXX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.9%/yr -2.9%/yr -5.0%/yr IDXX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.8% 32.1% 66.6% IDXX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 91/100 77/100 23/100 ERII

Percentile Scorecard

ERIIIDXXCDZI

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

AxisERIIIDXXCDZI
Valuation 95 #2 of 21 75 #155 of 624 15 #18 of 21
Growth 72 #6 of 19 76 #148 of 601 39 #12 of 19
Profitability 87 #3 of 16 97 #17 of 541 20 #13 of 16
Financial Health 100 #1 of 21 46 #350 of 647 20 #17 of 21
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 93 #26 of 359 –
Overall 91 77 23
  • ERII ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • IDXX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • 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

PeriodERIIIDXXCDZISPY
1 month +5.5%+8.0%+31.6% +0.7%
3 months -15.5%+3.1%+50.0% +3.7%
6 months -35.7%+2.7%+8.8% +7.1%
Year to date -47.2%-14.9%-16.0% +12.8%
1 year -58.5%-8.2%-14.5% +11.9%
3 years -49.7%+45.3%+60.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -20.5%+13.3%+17.0% +22.8%
5 years -65.0%-13.5%-22.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -18.9%-2.9%-5.0% +10.9%
10 years -43.1%+448.3%-36.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.5%+18.6%-4.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureERIIIDXXCDZISPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.8%32.1%66.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.6%31.3%64.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.700.791.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.26-0.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.3%-51.3%-75.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.7%-24.9%-31.9% -1.2%
52-week high $17.26$766.68$6.92 $779.14
52-week low $6.64$504.70$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.

MultipleERIIIDXXCDZI
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 25.4x 39.9xmedian 17.8x -9.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.5x 10.0xmedian 9.1x 27.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 17.9x 28.6xmedian 15.0x —median 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 22.3x 36.2xmedian 21.7x —median 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.8x 28.2xmedian 2.2x 85.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.43median 1.73 2.64median 0.35 2.30median 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 monthsERIIIDXXCDZI
Revenue $120.57M $4.55B $14.34M
Gross profit $77.18M $2.84B $4.25M
Operating income $14.23M $1.46B -$26.90M
Net income $15.34M $1.14B -$35.98M
Free cash flow $38.60M $1.25B –
R&D $12.22M $261.47M –
EPS (diluted) $0.30 $14.37 $-1,199.69
Cash & equivalents $61.44M $196.93M $5.32M
Total debt – $968.86M $278.50M
Shares (diluted) 51.46M 79.31M 34.19K
Enterprise value $39.53M $44.64B $364.85M

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
MetricERIIIDXXCDZI
P/E 23.9x 39.9x -9.7x
P/FCF 9.4x 36.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 33.1x –
P/S 3.0x 10.0x 27.6x
P/B 2.1x 28.2x 85.0x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 30.0x 85.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 28.6x –
EV/EBIT 19.1x 31.7x -17.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 10.1x 33.3x
EV/FCF 7.0x 36.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 33.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.43 2.64 2.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERIIIDXXCDZI
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.0% 12.8% -4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 9.0% 89.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.5% 14.4% -12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 10.5% 97.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.1% 16.2% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 11.7% -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.4% 15.6% -9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 12.9% -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.7% 18.1% -8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 15.1% -4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 98.7% 51.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.2% 22.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 91.3% 59.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.4% 28.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERIIIDXXCDZI
Gross margin 64.0% 62.4% 29.6%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 35.4% –
Operating margin 11.8% 32.0% -187.6%
Pretax margin 14.6% 31.3% -250.5%
Net margin 12.7% 25.0% -286.1%
FCF margin 32.0% 27.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.2% 30.1% –
Return on equity 8.6% 71.9% -257.3%
Return on assets 7.5% 33.4% -26.1%
Return on invested capital – 45.6% –
Return on capital employed 7.7% 68.6% -21.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.9% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERIIIDXXCDZI
Debt / assets – 28.1% 64.5%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 18.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 12.8% 53.2% 96.5%
Equity / assets 87.2% 46.8% 3.5%
Interest coverage – 38.6x -2.9x
Current ratio 8.1x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 5.8x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 5.0x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 11.10 20.55 -6.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERIIIDXXCDZI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.4% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 9.4% 2.3% –
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.

ConsensusERIIIDXXCDZI
Forward P/E – 36.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $15.63FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -147.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +12.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.90MFY2026 $5.00BFY2026 $8.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -48.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 -47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.2% +0.6% +109.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERIIIDXXCDZI
Held by institutions 85.0% 93.6% 46.7%
Institutions holding 197 1,290 117
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +4.1% +4.0%
Institutions buying 120 588 54
Institutions selling 45 496 39
Buyers to sellers 2.67 1.19 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.

ERIIIDXXCDZI
ERII 1.00 0.11 0.09
IDXX 0.11 1.00 0.03
CDZI 0.09 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERII, IDXX and CDZI?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Recovery (ERII) $364.36M, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $45.43B, Cadiz (CDZI) $396.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, ERII, IDXX and CDZI?

Energy Recovery (ERII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Recovery (ERII) 23.9x, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 39.9x, 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?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Recovery (ERII) -15.0%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +12.8%, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Energy Recovery (ERII) 12.7%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.0%, Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) returned the most: Energy Recovery (ERII) -58.5%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -8.2%, Cadiz (CDZI) -14.5%. Over five years, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) compounded fastest (Energy Recovery (ERII) -18.9%/yr, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) -2.9%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has been the steadiest (Energy Recovery (ERII) 63.8%, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 32.1%, Cadiz (CDZI) 66.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERII, IDXX 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, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads on 6. 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.