NWPX vs CDZI Stock Comparison

NWPX Infrastructure and Cadiz Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.34 +18.9% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$391.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

NWPX Infrastructure leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 7). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWPXCDZILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $962.45M $391.70M NWPX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x -9.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% -4.8% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% -286.1% NWPX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.2% -17.2% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.9%/yr -6.4%/yr NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 66.6% NWPX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 24/100 NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

NWPXCDZI

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

AxisNWPXCDZI
Valuation 100 #1 of 21 20 #17 of 21
Growth 94 #2 of 19 39 #12 of 19
Profitability 75 #5 of 17 19 #14 of 17
Financial Health 86 #4 of 22 19 #18 of 22
Shareholder Returns 50 #6 of 11 –
Overall 81 24
  • NWPX ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • 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

PeriodNWPXCDZISPY
1 month -5.8%+18.9% -0.8%
3 months -24.5%+40.9% +3.5%
6 months +15.1%-3.6% +7.0%
Year to date +55.0%-22.6% +12.2%
1 year +76.2%-17.2% +13.0%
3 years +253.4%+57.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +52.4%+16.3% +23.1%
5 years +314.3%-28.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +32.9%-6.4% +11.0%
10 years +613.8%-40.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.7%-5.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNWPXCDZISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%66.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.291.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.91-0.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-75.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.4%-37.3% -1.8%
52-week high $149.94$6.92 $779.14
52-week low $53.85$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.

MultipleNWPXCDZI
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 25.6x -8.9xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.5x 25.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 19.1x —median 19.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 25.2x —median 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.0x 78.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.88median 1.54 2.12median 1.54

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 monthsNWPXCDZI
Revenue $574.44M $14.34M
Gross profit $119.93M $4.25M
Operating income $65.87M -$26.90M
Net income $48.75M -$35.98M
Free cash flow $79.65M –
EPS (diluted) $4.98 $-1,199.69
Cash & equivalents $19.32M $5.32M
Total debt $9.98M $278.50M
Shares (diluted) 9.79M 34.19K
Enterprise value $923.92M $360.15M

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
MetricNWPXCDZI
P/E 19.1x -8.9x
P/FCF 11.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x –
P/S 1.6x 25.5x
P/B 2.2x 78.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 78.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x –
EV/EBIT 14.0x -16.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 31.2x
EV/FCF 11.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.88 2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWPXCDZI
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% -4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 89.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.3% -12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 97.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.2% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.5% -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.1% -9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.6% -8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 87.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWPXCDZI
Gross margin 20.9% 29.6%
EBITDA margin 15.0% –
Operating margin 11.5% -187.6%
Pretax margin 11.0% -250.5%
Net margin 8.5% -286.1%
FCF margin 13.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% –
Return on equity 11.9% -257.3%
Return on assets 7.6% -26.1%
Return on invested capital 12.1% –
Return on capital employed 12.5% -21.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWPXCDZI
Debt / assets 1.5% 64.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 18.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 35.8% 96.5%
Equity / assets 64.2% 3.5%
Interest coverage 35.1x -2.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.65 -6.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWPXCDZI
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% –
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.

ConsensusNWPXCDZI
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $573.90MFY2026 $8.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 -47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +109.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWPXCDZI
Held by institutions 89.5% 46.7%
Institutions holding 224 117
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +4.0%
Institutions buying 125 54
Institutions selling 65 39
Buyers to sellers 1.92 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.

NWPXCDZI
NWPX 1.00 0.17
CDZI 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWPX and CDZI?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) is the largest by market capitalisation: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $962.45M, Cadiz (CDZI) $391.70M.

Which company is growing faster?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +15.1%, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) has the highest net margin (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 8.5%, Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +76.2%, Cadiz (CDZI) -17.2%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +32.9%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -6.4%/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) 66.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do NWPX and CDZI move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.17, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, NWPX 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, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 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.