VLTO vs RNGE vs CDZI Stock Comparison

Veralto, Range Impact and Cadiz Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLTO Veralto Corp
$102.84 +6.9% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.11B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.70B
Div. yield
0.51%
Water Treatment Industrials
5 wins
RNGE Range Impact, Inc.
$0.56 -26.3% 1M +250.0% 1Y
Market cap
$68.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins
CDZI Cadiz Inc
$4.72 +31.8% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$397.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Veralto leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Veralto 5, Range Impact 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVLTORNGECDZILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.11B $68.16M $397.24M VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x — -9.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% — -4.8% VLTO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% — -286.1% VLTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.51% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% +250.0% -17.6% RNGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +13.3%/yr -4.9%/yr RNGE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 131.5% 66.7% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 — 24/100 VLTO

Percentile Scorecard

VLTORNGECDZI

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

AxisVLTORNGECDZI
Valuation 80 #5 of 21 – 15 #18 of 21
Growth 72 #6 of 19 – 39 #12 of 19
Profitability 100 #1 of 17 – 19 #14 of 17
Financial Health 57 #10 of 22 – 24 #17 of 22
Shareholder Returns 63 #4 of 9 – –
Overall 74 – 24
  • VLTO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • RNGE ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • 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

PeriodVLTORNGECDZISPY
1 month +6.9%-26.3%+31.8% +0.9%
3 months +4.0%-41.7%+58.4% +5.9%
6 months +14.9%+211.1%+12.6% +8.5%
Year to date +3.1%+273.3%-15.9% +13.3%
1 year +0.3%+250.0%-17.6% +12.4%
3 years +51.3%+250.0%+71.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +14.8%+51.9%+19.6% +23.5%
5 years —+86.7%-22.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+13.3%-4.9% +11.0%
10 years —-60.8%-36.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-9.0%-4.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVLTORNGECDZISPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%131.5%66.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%154.8%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.231.271.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.011.90-0.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.6%-73.0%-75.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-41.7%-31.8% -0.9%
52-week high $104.87$0.96$6.92 $779.14
52-week low $82.23$0.13$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.

MultipleVLTORNGECDZI
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.5x —median 7.8x -9.7xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.4x —median 4.9x 27.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 19.0x —median 11.2x —median 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 23.0x —median 6.2x —median 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.0x —median 0.6x 85.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 5.69median 1.69 —median 0.32 2.31median 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 monthsVLTORNGECDZI
Revenue $5.70B – $14.34M
Gross profit $3.43B – $4.25M
Operating income $1.30B – -$26.90M
Net income $988.00M – -$35.98M
Free cash flow $1.05B – –
R&D $276.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.02 – $-1,199.69
Cash & equivalents $2.12B – $5.32M
Total debt $3.38B – $278.50M
Shares (diluted) 245.80M 115.42M 34.19K
Enterprise value $17.76B $68.16M $365.69M

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
MetricVLTORNGECDZI
P/E 25.5x – -9.7x
P/FCF 24.0x – –
P/Operating cash flow 22.8x – –
P/S 4.4x – 27.7x
P/B 8.1x – 85.2x
P/Tangible book 11.1x – 85.2x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x – –
EV/EBIT 20.4x – -17.8x
EV/Revenue 4.6x – 33.4x
EV/FCF 25.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.69 – 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVLTORNGECDZI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% – -4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 89.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.8% – -12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – 97.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.5% – -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.6% – -9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% – -8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – -4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVLTORNGECDZI
Gross margin 60.2% – 29.6%
EBITDA margin 24.4% – –
Operating margin 22.7% – -187.6%
Pretax margin 21.2% – -250.5%
Net margin 17.3% – -286.1%
FCF margin 18.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% – –
Return on equity 32.4% – -257.3%
Return on assets 12.2% – -26.1%
Return on invested capital 17.4% – –
Return on capital employed 21.4% – -21.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVLTORNGECDZI
Debt / assets 39.5% – 64.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 18.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – –
Debt / FCF 3.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 63.8% – 96.5%
Equity / assets 36.2% – 3.5%
Interest coverage 14.1x – -2.9x
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.50 – -6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVLTORNGECDZI
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% – –
Shareholder yield 2.2% – –
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.

ConsensusVLTORNGECDZI
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 – $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.70BFY2026 – $8.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 – -47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% – +109.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVLTORNGECDZI
Held by institutions 96.1% – 46.7%
Institutions holding 974 – 117
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% – +4.0%
Institutions buying 399 – 54
Institutions selling 384 – 39
Buyers to sellers 1.04 – 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.

VLTORNGECDZI
VLTO 1.00 0.16 0.00
RNGE 0.16 1.00 0.04
CDZI 0.00 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VLTO, RNGE and CDZI?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Veralto (VLTO) $25.11B, Range Impact (RNGE) $68.16M, Cadiz (CDZI) $397.24M.

Which company is growing faster?

Veralto (VLTO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Veralto (VLTO) +6.2%, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veralto (VLTO) has the highest net margin (Veralto (VLTO) 17.3%, Cadiz (CDZI) -286.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Range Impact (RNGE) returned the most: Veralto (VLTO) +0.3%, Range Impact (RNGE) +250.0%, Cadiz (CDZI) -17.6%. Over five years, Range Impact (RNGE) compounded fastest (Range Impact (RNGE) +13.3%/yr, Cadiz (CDZI) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Veralto (VLTO) 0.51%. Range Impact (RNGE) and Cadiz (CDZI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Veralto (VLTO) 23.4%, Range Impact (RNGE) 131.5%, Cadiz (CDZI) 66.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VLTO, RNGE 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, Veralto (VLTO) leads on 5. 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.