VLTO vs NWPX vs BLGO Stock Comparison

Veralto, NWPX Infrastructure and Biolargo Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLTO Veralto Corp
$103.97 +7.6% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.42B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins
BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.06 -25.0% 1M -64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

NWPX Infrastructure leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 7, Veralto 2, Biolargo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVLTONWPXBLGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.42B $933.58M $19.90M VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 17.5x -1.4x NWPX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 18.9x — NWPX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +15.9% -70.9% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.9% -354.8% NWPX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x -0.2x BLGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.5% +76.0% -64.7% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +32.8%/yr -19.7%/yr NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 40.0% 92.9% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 12/100 NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

VLTONWPXBLGO

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

AxisVLTONWPXBLGO
Valuation 70 #7 of 21 100 #1 of 21 10 #19 of 21
Growth 50 #10 of 19 94 #2 of 19 0 #19 of 19
Profitability – 80 #4 of 16 7 #15 of 16
Financial Health – 70 #7 of 21 10 #19 of 21
Shareholder Returns – 56 #5 of 10 33 #7 of 10
Overall – 80 12
  • VLTO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • NWPX ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • 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

PeriodVLTONWPXBLGOSPY
1 month +7.6%-4.3%-25.0% +0.7%
3 months +9.8%-22.8%-45.5% +3.7%
6 months +17.9%-0.3%-60.0% +7.1%
Year to date +4.2%+56.8%-66.7% +12.8%
1 year +4.5%+76.0%-64.7% +11.9%
3 years +52.1%+253.8%-64.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.0%+52.4%-29.3% +22.8%
5 years —+312.5%-66.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+32.8%-19.7% +10.9%
10 years —+647.0%-91.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+22.3%-22.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVLTONWPXBLGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%40.0%92.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%34.4%138.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.231.300.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.191.90-0.70 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.6%-35.8%-85.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-34.6%-70.0% -1.2%
52-week high $104.87$149.94$0.20 $779.14
52-week low $82.23$53.85$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.

MultipleVLTONWPXBLGO
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 25.4x 17.7xmedian 25.4x -1.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 2.5x 4.8xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.9x 10.3xmedian 17.9x -1.3xmedian 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 22.3x 10.9xmedian 22.3x -1.9xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x 2.2xmedian 1.8x -7.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.62median 1.73 0.54median 1.73 —median 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 monthsVLTONWPXBLGO
Revenue $5.80B $602.76M $4.08M
Gross profit $3.49B $125.97M $1.63M
Operating income $1.27B $71.15M -$18.12M
Net income – $53.48M -$18.79M
Free cash flow – $86.83M -$10.56M
R&D $278.00M – $3.27M
EPS (diluted) $4.08 $5.45 –
Cash & equivalents – $6.06M $2.19M
Total debt – $21.50M $4.85M
Shares (diluted) 245.80M 9.81M –
Enterprise value $27.42B $891.67M $5.16M

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
MetricVLTONWPXBLGO
P/E 25.4x 17.7x -1.3x
P/FCF 22.1x 10.9x -1.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.8x -1.9x
P/S 4.4x 1.6x 4.8x
P/B – 2.2x -7.2x
P/Tangible book – 2.3x -7.2x
EV/EBITDA – 10.3x -1.3x
EV/EBIT – 13.5x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 1.6x 5.5x
EV/FCF – 11.0x -2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.0x -2.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.62 0.54 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVLTONWPXBLGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 15.9% -70.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 11.0% -22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 26.8% -74.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 16.2% -27.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.2% 47.2% -185.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 25.2% -60.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 46.0% -184.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% -62.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.9% 46.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 32.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 58.5% -37.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 43.1% -62.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 80.1% -40.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 92.6% -57.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVLTONWPXBLGO
Gross margin – 20.9% 40.0%
EBITDA margin – 15.4% -434.2%
Operating margin – 11.8% -443.9%
Pretax margin – 11.4% -458.1%
Net margin – 8.9% -354.8%
FCF margin – 14.4% -258.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.7% -252.8%
Return on equity – 12.5% –
Return on assets – 7.9% -246.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.5% –
Return on capital employed – 12.9% -635.4%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 59.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVLTONWPXBLGO
Debt / assets – 3.1% 72.8%
Debt / equity – 0.0x -1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x -0.5x
Liabilities / assets – 37.0% 140.9%
Equity / assets – 63.0% -40.9%
Interest coverage – 48.6x -22.5x
Current ratio – 2.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 4.40 -42.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVLTONWPXBLGO
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.7% -2.9%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.7% -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.

ConsensusVLTONWPXBLGO
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $5.19FY2026 $-0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +45.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% -7.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.70BFY2026 $573.90MFY2026 $5.48MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 -29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +3.8% +180.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVLTONWPXBLGO
Held by institutions 96.1% 89.5% –
Institutions holding 975 225 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +4.6% –
Institutions buying 399 125 –
Institutions selling 385 65 –
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.92 –

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.

VLTONWPXBLGO
VLTO 1.00 0.01 0.10
NWPX 0.01 1.00 0.02
BLGO 0.10 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VLTO, NWPX and BLGO?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Veralto (VLTO) $27.42B, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $933.58M, Biolargo (BLGO) $19.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, VLTO, NWPX and BLGO?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Veralto (VLTO) 27.4x, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 17.5x, Biolargo (BLGO) -1.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) is cheapest (Veralto (VLTO) 22.9x, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 18.9x). 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: Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +15.9%, Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) has the highest net margin (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 8.9%, Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: Veralto (VLTO) +4.5%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +76.0%, Biolargo (BLGO) -64.7%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +32.8%/yr, Biolargo (BLGO) -19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Veralto (VLTO) 23.3%, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 40.0%, Biolargo (BLGO) 92.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VLTO, NWPX 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 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.