NWPX vs FERG vs CDZI Stock Comparison

NWPX Infrastructure, Ferguson Enterprises and Cadiz Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.08 +6.5% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$343.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials

Head to Head

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NWPX Infrastructure leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 8, Ferguson Enterprises 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWPXFERGCDZILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $954.87M $47.01B $343.38M FERG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 23.2x -8.4x NWPX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 22.7x — NWPX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +5.2% -4.8% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 6.5% -286.1% NWPX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 21.7% — FERG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.0x — NWPX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.47% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.8% -2.6% -23.0% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.9%/yr +9.6%/yr -8.1%/yr NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 30.2% 67.5% FERG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 65/100 23/100 NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

NWPXFERGCDZI

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

AxisNWPXFERGCDZI
Valuation 100 #1 of 20 38 #29 of 46 16 #17 of 20
Growth 94 #2 of 18 76 #10 of 39 41 #11 of 18
Profitability 75 #5 of 17 87 #6 of 40 19 #14 of 17
Financial Health 70 #7 of 21 48 #26 of 49 15 #18 of 21
Shareholder Returns 44 #6 of 10 74 #9 of 32 –
Overall 77 65 23
  • NWPX ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • FERG ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • CDZI ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWPXFERGCDZISPY
1 month -6.5%+8.5%+6.5% -2.3%
3 months -22.2%-3.1%+32.0% -0.7%
6 months -7.0%-7.1%-7.3% +4.8%
Year to date +58.7%+8.8%-27.3% +10.3%
1 year +64.8%-2.6%-23.0% +10.3%
3 years +248.1%+54.0%+22.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +51.6%+15.5%+7.0% +20.1%
5 years +298.2%+57.8%-34.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +31.9%+9.6%-8.1% +10.1%
10 years +610.8%+368.8%-41.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.7%+16.7%-5.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNWPXFERGCDZISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%30.2%67.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%31.0%65.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.091.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.66-0.08-0.34 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-43.6%-74.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.9%-9.5%-41.0% -3.5%
52-week high $149.94$267.71$6.92 $779.14
52-week low $53.85$214.24$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.

MultipleNWPXFERGCDZI
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 28.7x 23.2xmedian 25.8x -8.4xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 23.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 21.3x 15.7xmedian 13.6x —median 21.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 25.6x 20.8xmedian 22.8x —median 25.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.1x 8.0xmedian 2.5x 73.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 1.77 —median 2.52 2.00median 1.77

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 monthsNWPXFERGCDZI
Revenue $602.76M $31.35B $14.34M
Gross profit $125.97M $9.73B $4.25M
Operating income $71.15M $2.82B -$26.90M
Net income $53.48M $2.03B -$35.98M
Free cash flow $86.83M $2.26B –
EPS (diluted) $5.45 $10.42 $-1,199.69
Cash & equivalents $6.06M $820.00M $5.32M
Total debt $21.50M $4.13B $86.99M
Shares (diluted) 9.81M 194.80M 34.19K
Enterprise value $912.96M $44.23B $311.82M

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
MetricNWPXFERGCDZI
P/E 17.9x 23.2x -8.4x
P/FCF 11.0x 20.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 18.0x –
P/S 1.6x 1.5x 23.9x
P/B 2.2x 8.0x 73.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 9.0x 73.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 15.7x –
EV/EBIT 13.6x 17.9x -15.8x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.6x 29.6x
EV/FCF 11.2x 22.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 19.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 – 2.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGCDZI
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 5.2% -4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 89.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.8% 7.5% -12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – 97.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.2% 17.6% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% – -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.0% 31.6% -9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.1% 34.4% -8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.7% – -4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 35.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 80.1% 42.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGCDZI
Gross margin 20.9% 31.0% 29.6%
EBITDA margin 15.4% 10.2% –
Operating margin 11.8% 9.0% -187.6%
Pretax margin 11.4% 8.3% -250.5%
Net margin 8.9% 6.5% -286.1%
FCF margin 14.4% 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 8.3% –
Return on equity 12.5% 34.0% -257.3%
Return on assets 7.9% 11.4% -26.1%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 21.7% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 23.4% -21.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGCDZI
Debt / assets 3.1% 23.2% 64.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 18.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 37.0% 67.0% 96.5%
Equity / assets 63.0% 33.0% 3.5%
Interest coverage 48.6x – -2.9x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.42 5.54 -6.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGCDZI
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 3.3% –
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.

ConsensusNWPXFERGCDZI
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $10.68FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
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 $8.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 -47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% -0.7% +109.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWPXFERGCDZI
Held by institutions 89.5% 96.3% 46.7%
Institutions holding 226 939 117
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +2.1% +4.0%
Institutions buying 125 478 54
Institutions selling 65 344 39
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.39 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.

NWPXFERGCDZI
NWPX 1.00 0.32 0.17
FERG 0.32 1.00 0.08
CDZI 0.17 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWPX, FERG and CDZI?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is the largest by market capitalisation: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $954.87M, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) $47.01B, Cadiz (CDZI) $343.38M.

Which stock is cheaper, NWPX, FERG and CDZI?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 17.9x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 23.2x, Cadiz (CDZI) -8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) is cheapest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 19.1x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 22.7x). 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%, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) has the highest net margin (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 8.9%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 6.5%, Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%). On return on invested capital, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) leads (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 12.5%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +64.8%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) -2.6%, Cadiz (CDZI) -23.0%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +31.9%/yr, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +9.6%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 1.47%. NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) and Cadiz (CDZI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has been the steadiest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 39.1%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 30.2%, Cadiz (CDZI) 67.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWPX, FERG 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 8. 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.