CDZI Cadiz, Inc. - Common Stock

NASDAQ · Utilities · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$4.21
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 14, 2026

CDZI Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$4.21
Market Cap
$467M
P/E (TTM)
EPS (TTM)
Revenue (TTM)
$16M
Div Yield
1.1%
ROE
-116.1%
Debt/Equity
3.1
52W Range
$3 – $7

CDZI Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $16M
9-point trend, +3633.0%
2017-12-31 2025-12-31
EPS
Free Cash Flow $-27M
7-point trend, -73.2%
2019-12-31 2025-12-31
Margins -209.4%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
CDZI
Peer Median
P/S (TTM)
5-point trend, -90.4%
28.6
4.8
P/B
5-point trend, +383.7%
20.1
2.1
EV / EBITDA
5-point trend, -78.0%
-20.7
Price / FCF
5-point trend, -299.1%
-17.6

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
CDZI
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, +94.9%
-156.9%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, +96.2%
-209.4%
21.8%
ROA
5-point trend, +25.9%
-24.8%
2.9%
ROE
5-point trend, -63.0%
-116.1%
8.9%
ROIC
5-point trend, -32.8%
-26.7%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
CDZI
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
5-point trend, +172.7%
3.1
85.3
Current Ratio
5-point trend, -76.9%
1.2
0.8
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -75.9%
1.1

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
CDZI
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +2792.4%
69.8%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +2792.4%
121.5%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +2792.4%
97.6%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
CDZI
Peer Median

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
CDZI
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, -222.2%
-14.9%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
1.1%
Payout Ratio
-14.9%
5Y Div CAGR

CDZI Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 9 analysts
  • Strong Buy 2 22.2%
  • Buy 6 66.7%
  • Hold 1 11.1%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

3 analysts · 2026-05-15
Median target $10.00 +137.3%
Mean target $11.67 +176.9%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
-0.08%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $-0.12 $-0.13 0.01%
Dec. 31, 2025 $-0.13 $0.22 -0.35%
Sept. 30, 2025 $-0.10 $-0.09 -0.01%
June 30, 2025 $-0.11 $-0.09 -0.02%
March 31, 2025 $-0.14 $-0.11 -0.03%
Dec. 31, 2024 $-0.14 $-0.08 -0.06%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
CDZI $467M 69.8% -209.4% -116.1%
AWR $2.83B 21.5 10.5% 19.8% 12.9%
CWT $2.58B 20.2 6.4% 13.3% 7.7%
HTO $1.77B 16.8 7.0% 12.8% 6.8%
MSEX $934M 21.4 1.5% 22.0% 9.0%
YORW $460M 22.9 3.4% 25.9% 8.5%
ARTNA 14.3 4.6%
PCYO $242M 18.6 -9.2% 50.2% 9.5% 61.5%
GWRS 76.8 5.8% 5.3% 3.6%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 13
Annual Income Statement data for CDZI
Metric Trend 202520242023202220222021202020192018201720162015
Revenue 11-point trend, +5266.1% $16M $10M $2M $2M · $564.0K $541.0K $441.0K $440.0K $437.0K $412.0K $304.0K
Cost of Revenue 6-point trend, +3242.2% $11M $7M $3M $2M · $0 · · · · · $334.0K
SG&A Expense 11-point trend, +115.1% $29M $24M $19M $15M · $18M $12M $12M $11M $13M $9M $14M
Operating Expenses 11-point trend, +192.8% $42M $33M $23M $18M · $18M $12M $12M $12M $13M $10M $14M
Operating Income 11-point trend, -82.7% $-26M $-23M $-21M $-17M · $-18M $-12M $-12M $-11M $-13M $-9M $-14M
Interest Expense 9-point trend, -51.7% $9M $8M $5M $8M · $11M $12M $17M $15M $18M · ·
Interest Income 5-point trend, -100.0% · · · · · $0 $33.0K $226.0K $223.0K $51.0K · ·
Pretax Income 11-point trend, -42.2% $-34M $-31M $-31M $-25M · $-30M $-36M $-29M $-26M $-34M $-26M $-24M
Income Tax 11-point trend, +175.0% $11.0K $11.0K $11.0K $7.0K · $10.0K $7.0K $6.0K $6.0K $4.0K $4.0K $4.0K
Net Income 11-point trend, -42.2% $-34M $-31M $-31M $-25M · $-31M $-38M $-30M $-26M $-34M $-26M $-24M
EPS (Basic) 5-point trend, +42.9% $-0.48 $-0.53 $-0.56 $-0.60 · $-0.84 · · · · · ·
Shares (Diluted) 6-point trend, -99.8% · · · · · · 34,188 26,549 23,998,000 22,535,000 18,719,000 17,782,000
EBITDA 9-point trend, -86.3% $-26M $-23M $-21M $-17M · $-18M $-11M $-12M · · $-9M $-14M
Balance Sheet 25
Annual Balance Sheet data for CDZI
Metric Trend 202520242023202220222021202020192018201720162015
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, +219.7% $9M $17M $5M $10M $13M $11M $7M $16M $13M $13M $12M $3M
Receivables 11-point trend, +2901.6% $6M $5M $904.0K $454.0K · $270.0K $55.0K $49.0K $38.0K $36.0K $39.0K $187.0K
Inventory 5-point trend, +1138000.00 $1M $3M $2M $316.0K · $0 · · · · · ·
Prepaid Expense 11-point trend, +126.9% $701.0K $888.0K $508.0K $380.0K · $691.0K $691.0K $386.0K $408.0K $411.0K $3M $309.0K
Current Assets 11-point trend, +403.8% $16M $26M $8M $12M · $13M $8M $16M $13M $13M $16M $3M
PP&E (Net) 11-point trend, +114.5% $95M $88M $87M $84M · $79M $53M $50M $47M $45M $44M $44M
PP&E (Gross) 11-point trend, +113.9% $107M $99M $97M $92M · $86M $61M $57M $53M $51M $50M $50M
Accum. Depreciation 11-point trend, +109.0% $12M $11M $9M $8M · $7M $7M $7M $6M $6M $6M $6M
Goodwill 11-point trend, +50.4% $6M $6M $6M $6M · $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M
Other Non-current Assets 11-point trend, +418.3% $17M $10M $5M $5M · $4M $5M $4M $4M $4M $4M $3M
Total Assets 11-point trend, +157.2% $141M $134M $107M $111M · $112M $74M $77M $69M $67M $67M $55M
Accounts Payable 11-point trend, +1124.3% $4M $2M $1M $1M · $286.0K $548.0K $194.0K $225.0K $411.0K $439.0K $309.0K
Accrued Liabilities 11-point trend, +42.3% $2M $8M $1M $2M · $808.0K $674.0K $5M $2M $2M $4M $2M
Current Liabilities 11-point trend, +551.9% $13M $14M $6M $6M · $3M $3M $5M $4M $6M $5M $2M
Capital Leases 10-point trend, -74.6% $3M $3M $318.0K $318.0K · $3M $0 $16M $14M $13M $12M ·
Other Non-current Liabilities 7-point trend, +240.0% $51.0K $46.0K $41.0K $36.0K · $32.0K $0 $15.0K · · · ·
Total Liabilities 11-point trend, +5.7% $118M $101M $67M $77M · $72M $100M $159M $156M $145M $121M $111M
Long-term Debt 11-point trend, -32.4% $78M $61M $38M $50M · $50M $79M $138M $155M $147M $125M $116M
Total Debt 9-point trend, -32.8% $73M $57M $38M $49M · $47M $79M $138M · · $103M $108M
Common Stock 11-point trend, +363.7% $830.0K $752.0K $665.0K $556.0K · $436.0K $368.0K $285.0K $247.0K $230.0K $218.0K $179.0K
Paid-in Capital 11-point trend, +118.6% $715M $709M $679M $637M · $614M $514M $419M $384M $365M $355M $327M
Retained Earnings 11-point trend, -80.5% $-692M $-676M $-640M $-603M · $-573M $-539M $-502M $-470M $-444M $-410M $-384M
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, +141.2% $23M $34M $40M $34M $39M $41M $-25M $-82M $-86M $-79M $-54M $-56M
Liabilities + Equity 11-point trend, +157.2% $141M $134M $107M $111M · $112M $74M $77M $69M $67M $67M $55M
Shares Outstanding 11-point trend, +365.5% 83,213,589 75,353,889 66,710,795 55,823,810 · 43,656,169 36,902,361 28,480,567 24,654,911 22,987,434 21,768,864 17,876,016
Cash Flow 16
Annual Cash Flow data for CDZI
Metric Trend 202520242023202220222021202020192018201720162015
D&A 6-point trend, +41.1% · · · · · · $381.0K $265.0K $258.0K $274.0K $292.0K $270.0K
Stock-based Comp 11-point trend, +374.8% $5M $5M $1M $2M · $5M $2M $562.0K $473.0K $2M $1M $1M
Other Non-cash 4-point trend, +117.8% · · · · · · $22M $15M · · $15M $10M
Operating Cash Flow 11-point trend, -50.6% $-19M $-22M $-21M $-19M · $-15M $-13M $-14M $-12M $-10M $-10M $-13M
CapEx 10-point trend, +736.2% $8M $934.0K $6M $3M · $23M $6M $2M $2M $1M · $906.0K
Investing Cash Flow 10-point trend, -1288.1% $-13M $-1M $-6M $-4M · $-23M $-10M $-3M $-4M $-1M · $-906.0K
Debt Issued 2-point trend, +615.7% · · · · · · · · · $57M $8M ·
Net Debt Issued 9-point trend, -202.4% $-127.0K $-177.0K $-15M $-170.0K · $-78M $-43.0K $-59.0K · · $-3M $-42.0K
Stock Issued 9-point trend, +74.5% $18M $22M $38M $22M · $32M $15M $19M $16M · $11M ·
Net Stock Activity 8-point trend, +74.5% $18M $22M $38M $22M · $32M $15M $19M · · $11M ·
Dividends Paid 7-point trend, +5106000.00 $5M $5M $5M $5M $4M $1M $0 · · · · ·
Financing Cash Flow 11-point trend, +60666.7% $25M $36M $18M $17M · $51M $15M $19M $15M $12M $19M $-42.0K
Net Change in Cash 11-point trend, +55.1% $-6M $13M $-9M $-6M · $12M $-8M $3M $-472.0K $858.0K $9M $-14M
Taxes Paid Flat — no change across 2 periods $11.0K $11.0K · · · · · · · · · ·
Free Cash Flow 8-point trend, -96.7% $-27M $-22M $-27M $-22M · $-38M $-19M $-15M · · · $-13M
Levered FCF 7-point trend, -8.4% $-35M $-30M $-32M $-30M · $-50M $-31M $-32M · · · ·
Profitability 7
Annual Profitability data for CDZI
Metric Trend 202520242023202220222021202020192018201720162015
Operating Margin 9-point trend, +96.6% -156.9% -242.0% -1051.7% -1103.4% · -3105.0% -2172.6% -2718.6% · · -2235.4% -4608.2%
Net Margin 9-point trend, +97.3% -209.4% -324.1% -1579.4% -1651.7% · -5540.6% -6990.2% -6695.7% · · -6393.0% -7899.0%
Pretax Margin 9-point trend, +97.4% -209.3% -324.0% -1578.9% -1653.9% · -5371.8% -6588.0% -6583.2% · · -6392.0% -7897.7%
EBITDA Margin 9-point trend, +96.5% -156.9% -242.0% -1051.7% -1103.4% · -3105.0% -2102.2% -2658.5% · · -2164.6% -4519.4%
ROA 9-point trend, +36.2% -24.8% -24.6% -28.8% -22.2% · -33.5% -50.1% -40.4% · · -43.2% -38.9%
ROE 9-point trend, -332.7% -116.1% -113.9% -71.8% -74.9% · -71.2% 158.2% 35.0% · · 47.5% 49.9%
ROIC 9-point trend, +1.5% -26.7% -25.6% -26.9% -19.9% · -20.1% -22.0% -21.6% · · -19.1% -27.1%
Liquidity & Solvency 5
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for CDZI
Metric Trend 202520242023202220222021202020192018201720162015
Current Ratio 9-point trend, -22.7% 1.2 1.8 1.4 2.2 · 5.3 2.6 3.4 · · 3.4 1.6
Quick Ratio 9-point trend, -24.2% 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.9 · 4.5 2.3 3.3 · · 2.7 1.4
Debt / Equity 9-point trend, +263.3% 3.1 1.7 0.9 1.4 · 1.1 -3.1 -1.7 · · -1.9 -1.9
LT Debt / Equity 9-point trend, +263.2% 3.1 1.7 0.9 1.4 · 1.1 -3.1 -1.7 · · -1.9 -1.9
Interest Coverage 7-point trend, -324.8% -3.0 -3.0 -4.2 -2.0 · -1.5 -1.0 -0.7 · · · ·
Efficiency 3
Annual Efficiency data for CDZI
Metric Trend 202520242023202220222021202020192018201720162015
Asset Turnover 9-point trend, +2318.4% 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 · 0.0 0.0 0.0 · · 0.0 0.0
Inventory Turnover 3-point trend, +125.2% 5.4 2.8 2.4 · · · · · · · · ·
Receivables Turnover 9-point trend, +124.1% 3.2 3.5 2.9 4.1 · 3.5 10.4 10.1 · · 3.6 1.4
Per Share 4
Annual Per Share data for CDZI
Metric Trend 202520242023202220222021202020192018201720162015
Book Value / Share 9-point trend, +108.8% $0.28 $0.45 $0.60 $0.61 · $0.93 $-0.69 $-2.88 · · $-2.50 $-3.16
Revenue / Share 4-point trend, +92439.8% · · · · · · $15.82 $0.02 · · $0.02 $0.02
Cash Flow / Share 4-point trend, -55470.1% · · · · · · $-392.77 $-0.52 · · $-0.51 $-0.71
Cash / Share 9-point trend, -31.4% $0.10 $0.23 $0.07 $0.18 · $0.25 $0.20 $0.55 · · $0.56 $0.15
Growth Rates 3
Annual Growth Rates data for CDZI
Metric Trend 202520242023202220222021202020192018201720162015
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, +1542.1% 69.8% 382.6% 32.6% 166.1% · 4.2% · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, +123.4% 121.5% 157.3% 54.4% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 97.6% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 15
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for CDZI
Metric Trend 202520242023202220222021202020192018201720162015
Revenue TTM 12-point trend, +5266.1% $16M $10M $2M $2M $610.0K $564.0K $541.0K $441.0K $440.0K $437.0K $412.0K $304.0K
Net Income TTM 12-point trend, -42.2% $-34M $-31M $-31M $-25M $-31M $-31M $-38M $-30M $-26M $-34M $-26M $-24M
Market Cap 9-point trend, +396.5% $467M $392M $187M $140M · $169M $393M $314M · · $272M $94M
Enterprise Value 9-point trend, +166.0% $531M $431M $220M $179M · $204M $464M $436M · · $362M $200M
P/S 9-point trend, -90.7% 28.6 40.8 93.8 93.0 · 298.8 726.5 711.7 · · 660.5 309.3
P/B 9-point trend, +1306.1% 20.1 11.5 4.7 4.1 · 4.1 -15.5 -3.8 · · -5.0 -1.7
P / Tangible Book 5-point trend, +481.1% 26.6 13.9 5.5 4.9 · 4.6 · · · · · ·
P / Cash Flow 9-point trend, -229.6% -24.7 -18.2 -8.9 -7.5 · -11.0 -29.3 -22.9 · · -28.6 -7.5
P / FCF 8-point trend, -152.4% -17.6 -17.4 -7.0 -6.4 · -4.4 -20.5 -20.5 · · · -7.0
EV / EBITDA 9-point trend, -42.8% -20.7 -18.6 -10.5 -10.8 · -11.7 -40.8 -37.2 · · -40.6 -14.5
EV / FCF 8-point trend, -35.2% -20.0 -19.2 -8.2 -8.1 · -5.3 -24.2 -28.5 · · · -14.8
EV / Revenue 9-point trend, -95.0% 32.5 44.9 110.6 119.0 · 361.9 858.3 988.1 · · 879.8 656.6
Dividend Yield 6-point trend, +0.01 1.1% 1.3% 2.7% 3.7% · 0.86% 0.00% · · · · ·
Payout Ratio 5-point trend, -222.2% -14.9% -16.4% -16.2% -20.6% · -4.6% · · · · · ·
Annual Payout 7-point trend, +5106000.00 $5M $5M $5M $5M $4M $1M $0 · · · · ·

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-12-312024-12-312024-03-312023-12-312022-12-31
Revenue $16M$10M$2M$2M
Operating Margin % -156.9%-242.0%-1051.7%-1103.4%
Net Income $-34M$-31M$-31M$-25M
Balance Sheet
2025-12-312024-12-312024-03-312023-12-312022-12-31
Debt / Equity 3.11.70.91.4
Current Ratio 1.21.81.42.2
Quick Ratio 1.11.50.91.9
Cash Flow
2025-12-312024-12-312024-03-312023-12-312022-12-31
Free Cash Flow $-27M$-22M$-27M$-22M

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