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Cadiz Inc. (CDZIP)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Los Angeles, United States | NasdaqGM
19.36 USD -0.03 (-0.155%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 19.59 +0.23 (1.188%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:17 a.m. EDT

Cadiz Inc. is a fundamental financial trap disguised by a deceptive dividend structure targeting perpetual preferred shareholders rather than common equity holders. The underlying common stock exhibits кровотечение capital (negative free cash flow, negative EPS, severely negative operating margins) and unsustainable valuation metrics (Price-to-Book >69x). The '11.55% yield' is a yield trap resulting from the drastic drop in EPS and share price after the preferred stock restructuring; the company is currently burning cash and devaluating the common equity base. Both the stock price and the 'value' of existing common shareholders are in terminal decline or restructuring limbo, making it an absolute avoidance play regardless of the technical flatness.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.012124
AutoARIMA0.012338
AutoETS0.012342
AutoTheta0.021443

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.905
Excess Kurtosis -0.30
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 448.095
Revenue per Share 0.201
Beta 2.08
Profit Margins -209.35%
Website https://www.cadizinc.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.86% 12.36% 16.02%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-02 0.56 2.860061
2026-01-05 0.55 2.915888
2025-10-03 0.55 3.028260
2025-07-03 0.56 3.559679
2025-04-04 0.55 3.379757
2025-01-03 0.56 3.703349
2024-10-04 0.55 4.354336
2024-07-05 0.56 4.529231
2024-04-03 0.55 5.305820
2024-01-03 0.56 4.554317
2023-10-03 0.55 4.815577
2023-06-30 0.56 5.061660
2023-04-03 0.55 5.066865
2023-01-03 0.56 6.093628
2022-10-03 0.55 5.850755
2022-06-30 0.56 5.152577
2022-04-01 0.55 5.443110
2022-01-05 0.56 5.913718
2021-10-04 0.63 4.670157
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.24
dividendYield 11.57
exDividendDate 2026-04-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.56
lastDividendDate 2026-04-02
dividendDate 2026-04-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.14896142
Address1 550 South Hope Street
Address2 Suite 2850
All Time High 25.22
All Time Low 9.63
Ask 19.39
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,960
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,533
Average Volume 7,533
Average Volume10Days 5,960
Beta 2.078
Bid 19.2
Bid Size 1
Book Value 0.279
City Los Angeles
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 19.36
Current Ratio 1.217
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 19.45
Day Low 19.31
Debt To Equity 448.095
Display Name Cadiz
Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Dividend Rate 2.24
Dividend Yield 11.57
Earnings Timestamp End 1,755,261,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,915,400
Ebitda -24,334,000
Ebitda Margins -1.49169
Enterprise To Ebitda -70.301
Enterprise To Revenue 104.868
Enterprise Value 1,710,707,712
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.834
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,088,000
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 213 271 1614
Fifty Day Average 19.38388
Fifty Day Average Change -0.023880005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0012319518
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.896143
Fifty Two Week High 20.49
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1299992
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.055148814
Fifty Two Week Low 16.27
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.0900002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1899201
Fifty Two Week Range 16.27 - 20.49
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,625,059,800,000
Float Shares 56,255,553
Free Cashflow -20,918,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 31
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.3157
Gross Profits 5,150,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Industry Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Key utilities-regulated-water
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-07-08
Ir Website http://cadizinc.com/investor-relations/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,088,000
Last Dividend Value 0.56
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Cadiz Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides water solutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Land and Water Resources; and Water Filtration Technology. It offers water supply, water storage, and water conveyance, and wastewater treatment services, as well as local distribution systems and products. The company also provides water filtration solutions for impaired or contaminated groundwater sources. In addition, it is involved in the cultivation of grain crops, including alfalfa. The company serves public and private water systems, government agencies, and commercial businesses. Cadiz Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
Long Name Cadiz Inc.
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_294780
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -39,234,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Open 19.45
Operating Cashflow -18,930,000
Operating Margins -1.4539701
Phone 213 271 1600
Post Market Change 0.22999954
Post Market Change Percent 1.1880141
Post Market Price 19.59
Post Market Time 1,776,456,258
Previous Close 19.39
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 69.39068
Profit Margins -2.09348
Quick Ratio 1.078
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.02999878
Regular Market Change Percent -0.15471263
Regular Market Day High 19.45
Regular Market Day Low 19.31
Regular Market Day Range 19.31 - 19.45
Regular Market Open 19.45
Regular Market Previous Close 19.39
Regular Market Price 19.36
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 837
Return On Assets -0.11618
Return On Equity -1.19374
Revenue Growth 0.07
Revenue Per Share 0.201
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Shares Short 107
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 343
Short Name Cadiz, Inc. - Depositary Shares
Short Ratio 1.28
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol CDZIP
Total Cash 8,599,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.103
Total Debt 104,209,000
Total Revenue 16,313,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.834
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.06466
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.2953415
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.015491569
Type Disp Equity
Volume 837
Website https://www.cadizinc.com
Zip 90,071