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CDZI

Cadiz Inc.

CDZI

NASDAQ·Utilities·Regulated Water·Mkt cap $343.1M

$4.19

+2.70%

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52-Week Range

$2.89 - $6.96

P/E

-9.11

Fwd P/E

-16.76

Beta

1.81

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

894.9K

Shares Out

83.4M

Mkt Cap

$343.1M

Price action

Price chart

Up 33.3% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Substantial land holdings (46,000 acres) in water-rich regions of San Bernardino County
  • Strategic positioning in high-demand southwestern water markets facing long-term scarcity
  • Integrated business model combining water resources with productive agricultural operations
  • Established infrastructure and operational expertise in desert agriculture since 1983

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Above-average volatility (beta 1.8).
  • Growth premium of 0.0x vs Water Utilities peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Strong growth ahead

Increasing western U.S. water demand driven by population growth and climate change

Value

Growth premium of 0.0x vs Water Utilities peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Weak

-17.2% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Emerging growth company (31% revenue growth). Early stage with higher risk.

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 8, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 15, 2026

Reported EPS of -$0.12 vs -$0.10 consensus (-20.0% surprise). Revenue of $1.6M vs $4.6M expected (-64.2%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 2 beats

Q2 26

-20.0%

Q2 26

-20.0%

Next: May 8, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+594%

+164%

+704%

+29%

+7%

-45%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$513.0K

$3.2M

$4.8M

$3.0M

$4.1M

$4.1M

$5.1M

$1.6M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

-528.8%

Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

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vs Industry

How CDZI stacks vs Regulated Water

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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