NWPX vs CDZI vs ERII Stock Comparison

NWPX Infrastructure, Cadiz and Energy Recovery Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.72 +31.8% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$413.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
ERII Energy Recovery, Inc.
$6.95 +3.4% 1M -60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$357.93M
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.57M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionNWPXCDZIERIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $955.22M $413.58M $357.93M NWPX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x -10.1x 23.3x NWPX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% -4.8% -15.0% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -286.1% 12.7% ERII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +79.8% -17.6% -60.1% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.2%/yr -4.9%/yr -19.3%/yr NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 66.7% 63.7% NWPX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 24/100 90/100 ERII

Percentile Scorecard

NWPXCDZIERII

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

AxisNWPXCDZIERII
Valuation 90 #3 of 21 15 #18 of 21 100 #1 of 21
Growth 94 #2 of 19 39 #12 of 19 67 #7 of 19
Profitability 88 #3 of 17 19 #14 of 17 81 #4 of 17
Financial Health 71 #7 of 22 24 #17 of 22 100 #1 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 9
Overall 86 24 90
  • NWPX ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • CDZI ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • ERII ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWPXCDZIERIISPY
1 month -3.3%+31.8%+3.4% +0.9%
3 months -19.1%+58.4%-14.6% +5.9%
6 months +15.9%+12.6%-35.0% +8.5%
Year to date +59.5%-15.9%-48.5% +13.3%
1 year +79.8%-17.6%-60.1% +12.4%
3 years +263.6%+71.0%-53.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.8%+19.6%-22.4% +23.5%
5 years +319.5%-22.2%-65.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +33.2%-4.9%-19.3% +11.0%
10 years +659.7%-36.6%-44.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.5%-4.5%-5.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNWPXCDZIERIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%66.7%63.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%64.5%82.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.451.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.00-0.26-0.94 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-75.0%-78.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-31.8%-60.1% -0.9%
52-week high $149.94$6.92$17.40 $779.14
52-week low $53.85$2.98$6.64 $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.

MultipleNWPXCDZIERII
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 25.5x -9.7xmedian 25.5x 23.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.4x 27.7xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.0x —median 19.0x 14.5xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 23.0x —median 23.0x 9.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.0x 85.2xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 1.69 2.31median 1.69 1.39median 1.69

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 monthsNWPXCDZIERII
Revenue $602.76M $14.34M $120.57M
Gross profit $125.97M $4.25M $77.18M
Operating income $71.15M -$26.90M $14.23M
Net income $53.48M -$35.98M $15.34M
Free cash flow – – $38.60M
R&D – – $12.22M
EPS (diluted) $5.46 $-1,199.69 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $6.06M $5.32M $61.44M
Total debt – $278.50M –
Shares (diluted) 9.79M 34.19K 51.46M
Enterprise value $955.22M $382.03M $33.09M

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
MetricNWPXCDZIERII
P/E 18.0x -9.7x 23.3x
P/FCF 12.4x – 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x – 8.6x
P/S 1.6x 27.7x 2.9x
P/B 2.2x 85.2x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 85.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 14.5x
EV/EBIT – -17.8x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 33.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF – – 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x – 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 2.31 1.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWPXCDZIERII
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% -4.8% -15.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 89.3% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.8% -12.7% -18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 97.5% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.2% -8.9% -34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% -12.0% 17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.0% -9.9% -36.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -4.9% 13.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.3% -8.4% -32.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -4.2% 16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% – 98.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – 62.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 91.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 76.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWPXCDZIERII
Gross margin – 29.6% 64.0%
EBITDA margin – – 15.0%
Operating margin – -187.6% 11.8%
Pretax margin – -250.5% 14.6%
Net margin – -286.1% 12.7%
FCF margin – – 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% – 34.2%
Return on equity – -257.3% 8.6%
Return on assets – -26.1% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -21.0% 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWPXCDZIERII
Debt / assets – 64.5% –
Debt / equity – 18.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 37.0% 96.5% 12.8%
Equity / assets 63.0% 3.5% 87.2%
Interest coverage – -2.9x –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.2x 8.1x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 5.8x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 5.0x
Altman Z-score – -6.10 10.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWPXCDZIERII
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 9.6%
Shareholder yield – – 9.6%
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.

ConsensusNWPXCDZIERII
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $-0.54FY2026 $-0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.8%FY2026 – -147.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $573.90MFY2026 $8.61MFY2026 $69.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 -47.2%FY2026 -48.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +109.5% +45.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWPXCDZIERII
Held by institutions 89.5% 46.7% 85.0%
Institutions holding 224 117 197
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +4.0% -1.1%
Institutions buying 125 54 120
Institutions selling 65 39 45
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.38 2.67

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.

NWPXCDZIERII
NWPX 1.00 0.17 0.10
CDZI 0.17 1.00 0.09
ERII 0.10 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWPX, CDZI and ERII?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) is the largest by market capitalisation: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $955.22M, Cadiz (CDZI) $413.58M, Energy Recovery (ERII) $357.93M.

Which stock is cheaper, NWPX, CDZI and ERII?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 17.9x, Cadiz (CDZI) -10.1x, Energy Recovery (ERII) 23.3x). 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: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +15.9%, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%, Energy Recovery (ERII) -15.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +79.8%, Cadiz (CDZI) -17.6%, Energy Recovery (ERII) -60.1%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +33.2%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.9%/yr, Energy Recovery (ERII) -19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) has been the steadiest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 39.9%, Cadiz (CDZI) 66.7%, Energy Recovery (ERII) 63.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWPX, CDZI and ERII?

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 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.