NWPX vs FERG vs BLGO Stock Comparison

NWPX Infrastructure, Ferguson Enterprises and Biolargo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.06 -33.3% 1M -64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

NWPX Infrastructure leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 6, Ferguson Enterprises 3, Biolargo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWPXFERGBLGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $960.82M $44.80B $19.72M FERG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 22.1x -1.3x NWPX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 21.6x — NWPX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +5.2% -70.9% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.5% -354.8% FERG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x -0.2x BLGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.54% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +79.8% -6.6% -64.7% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.2%/yr +8.8%/yr -19.7%/yr NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 29.8% 92.9% FERG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 66/100 12/100 NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

NWPXFERGBLGO

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

AxisNWPXFERGBLGO
Valuation 90 #3 of 21 42 #27 of 46 5 #20 of 21
Growth 94 #2 of 19 76 #10 of 39 0 #19 of 19
Profitability 88 #3 of 17 87 #6 of 39 6 #16 of 17
Financial Health 71 #7 of 22 50 #24 of 47 10 #20 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 74 #9 of 32 38 #6 of 9
Overall 86 66 12
  • NWPX ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • FERG ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • BLGO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWPXFERGBLGOSPY
1 month -3.3%+1.5%-33.3% +0.9%
3 months -19.1%+2.0%-40.0% +5.9%
6 months +15.9%-9.9%-60.0% +8.5%
Year to date +59.5%+3.7%-66.7% +13.3%
1 year +79.8%-6.6%-64.7% +12.4%
3 years +263.6%+52.1%-62.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.8%+15.0%-27.9% +23.5%
5 years +319.5%+52.6%-66.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +33.2%+8.8%-19.7% +11.0%
10 years +659.7%+335.4%-91.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.5%+15.9%-22.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNWPXFERGBLGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%29.8%92.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%30.9%138.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.130.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.00-0.22-0.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-43.6%-85.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-13.8%-70.0% -0.9%
52-week high $149.94$267.71$0.20 $779.14
52-week low $53.85$214.24$0.06 $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.

MultipleNWPXFERGBLGO
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 25.5x 22.1xmedian 25.6x -1.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 4.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.0x 15.1xmedian 13.3x -1.3xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 23.0x 19.8xmedian 22.0x -1.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.0x 7.6xmedian 2.6x -7.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 1.69 —median 2.36 —median 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 monthsNWPXFERGBLGO
Revenue $602.76M $31.35B $4.08M
Gross profit $125.97M $9.73B $1.63M
Operating income $71.15M $2.82B -$18.12M
Net income $53.48M $2.03B -$18.79M
Free cash flow – $2.26B -$10.56M
R&D – – $3.27M
EPS (diluted) $5.46 $10.42 –
Cash & equivalents $6.06M $820.00M $2.19M
Total debt – $4.13B $4.85M
Shares (diluted) 9.79M 194.80M –
Enterprise value $960.82M $42.02B $4.11M

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
MetricNWPXFERGBLGO
P/E 18.0x 22.1x -1.3x
P/FCF 12.4x 19.8x -1.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 17.1x -1.9x
P/S 1.6x 1.4x 4.8x
P/B 2.2x 7.6x -7.2x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 8.6x -7.2x
EV/EBITDA – 15.1x -1.3x
EV/EBIT – 17.1x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.5x 5.5x
EV/FCF – 21.2x -2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 18.4x -2.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGBLGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 5.2% -70.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – -22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.8% 7.5% -74.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – -27.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.2% 17.6% -185.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% – -60.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.0% 31.6% -184.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – -62.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.3% 34.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 35.9% -37.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – -62.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.8% -40.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -57.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGBLGO
Gross margin – 31.0% 40.0%
EBITDA margin – 10.2% -434.2%
Operating margin – 9.0% -443.9%
Pretax margin – 8.3% -458.1%
Net margin – 6.5% -354.8%
FCF margin – 7.2% -258.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 8.3% -252.8%
Return on equity – 34.0% –
Return on assets – 11.4% -246.7%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% –
Return on capital employed – 23.4% -635.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.3% 59.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGBLGO
Debt / assets – 23.2% 72.8%
Debt / equity – 0.7x -1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.0% 67.0% 140.9%
Equity / assets 63.0% 33.0% -40.9%
Interest coverage – – -22.5x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 5.42 -42.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGBLGO
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% -2.9%
Shareholder yield – 3.4% -2.9%
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.

ConsensusNWPXFERGBLGO
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $10.68FY2026 $-0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.8%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% +20.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $573.90MFY2026 $34.30BFY2026 $5.48MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 -29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% -0.7% +180.2%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

NWPXFERGBLGO
NWPX 1.00 0.32 0.02
FERG 0.32 1.00 0.00
BLGO 0.02 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWPX, FERG and BLGO?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is the largest by market capitalisation: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $960.82M, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) $44.80B, Biolargo (BLGO) $19.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, NWPX, FERG and BLGO?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 18.0x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 22.1x, Biolargo (BLGO) -1.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) is cheapest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 19.2x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 21.6x). 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%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +5.2%, Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has the highest net margin (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 6.5%, Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +79.8%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) -6.6%, Biolargo (BLGO) -64.7%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +33.2%/yr, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +8.8%/yr, Biolargo (BLGO) -19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 1.54%. NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) and Biolargo (BLGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has been the steadiest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 39.9%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 29.8%, Biolargo (BLGO) 92.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.