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Cadiz Inc. (CDZIP)

Industrials | Pollution & Treatment Controls | Los Angeles, United States | NasdaqGM
19.60 USD -0.80 (-3.922%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:58 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is neutral to slightly cautious due to a lack of clear directional momentum; the stock is hovering near key support levels with a flat statistical forecast suggesting no immediate catalyst for a breakout. However, the long-term investment case is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals. Despite a recent year-over-year price recovery, the underlying business is bleeding value, evidenced by a massive 76% contraction in revenue, negative operating cash flow, and a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 2,500%. The market has correctly priced this as a distressed asset, reflected in the extreme price-to-book multiple of over 385x. While the company maintains a consistent dividend payment, the payout appears to be a token effort given the free cash flow burn and the precarious balance sheet, making it unsuitable for any investor seeking capital preservation or sustainable growth.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.019979
AutoETS0.020740
AutoTheta0.024714
AutoARIMA0.040342

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 36.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 6.30
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 2571.511
Revenue per Share 0.142
Beta 1.73
Website https://www.cadizinc.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.60% 10.75% 12.64% 13.12%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-05 0.56 2.597403
2026-07-02 0.55 2.455357
2026-04-02 0.56 2.860061
2026-01-05 0.55 2.835052
2025-10-03 0.55 2.861603
2025-07-03 0.56 3.268165
2025-04-04 0.55 3.005465
2025-01-03 0.56 3.200000
2024-10-04 0.55 3.644798
2024-07-05 0.56 3.655353
2024-04-03 0.55 4.132231
2024-01-03 0.56 3.408399
2023-10-03 0.55 3.481013
2023-06-30 0.56 3.533123
2023-04-03 0.55 3.412969
2023-01-03 0.56 3.971631
2022-10-03 0.55 3.666667
2022-06-30 0.56 3.111111
2022-04-01 0.55 3.178272
2022-01-05 0.56 3.343284
2021-10-04 0.63 2.555781
Additional Data
dividendYield 11.43
exDividendDate 2026-10-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.56
lastDividendDate 2026-10-05
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.00050991774
Address1 550 South Hope Street
Address2 Suite 2850
All Time High 25.22
All Time Low 9.63
Ask 22.35
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 5,748
Average Volume 5,748
Average Volume10Days 6,990
Beta 1.725
Bid 20.5
Bid Size 5
Book Value 0.055
City Los Angeles
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 19.6
Current Ratio 1.161
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 20.195
Day Low 18.9815
Debt To Equity 2,571.511
Display Name Cadiz
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Yield 11.43
Earnings Timestamp End 1,755,261,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,915,400
Ebitda -26,529,000
Ebitda Margins -2.23987
Enterprise To Ebitda -66.882
Enterprise To Revenue 149.807
Enterprise Value 1,774,314,624
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.834
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,158,400
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 213 271 1614
Fifty Day Average 21.97292
Fifty Day Average Change -2.372919
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.10799289
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.050991774
Fifty Two Week High 24.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.1800003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.20903955
Fifty Two Week Low 18.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.7800007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.041445307
Fifty Two Week Range 18.82 - 24.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,625,059,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.08
Float Shares 56,902,148
Free Cashflow -20,937,124
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 31
Fullday Change -0.84000015
Fullday Change Percent -4.1095896
Fullday Price 19.6
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.27136
Gross Profits 3,214,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Industry Pollution & Treatment Controls
Industry Disp Pollution & Treatment Controls
Industry Key pollution-treatment-controls
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 1,791,158,400
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 PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_294780
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -41,921,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Open 20.05
Operating Cashflow -26,088,000
Operating Margins -9.024509
Phone 213 271 1600
Previous Close 20.4
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 356.36365
Profit Margins 0.0
Quick Ratio 0.885
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.79999924
Regular Market Change Percent -3.921565
Regular Market Day High 20.195
Regular Market Day Low 18.9815
Regular Market Day Range 18.9815 - 20.195
Regular Market Open 20.05
Regular Market Previous Close 20.4
Regular Market Price 19.6
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,400
Regular Market Volume 11,634
Return On Assets -0.12889
Return On Equity -1.83132
Revenue Growth -0.763
Revenue Per Share 0.142
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Short 24,232
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 27,255
Short Name Cadiz, Inc. - Depositary Shares
Short Ratio 4.46
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol CDZIP
Total Cash 5,319,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.063
Total Debt 119,961,000
Total Revenue 11,844,000
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 20.90298
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.3029804
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.06233467
Type Disp Equity
Volume 11,634
Website https://www.cadizinc.com
Zip 90,071