Cadiz Inc
CDZI Nasdaq Water Supply Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$4.34
6.8%What Cadiz Inc does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- CADIZ INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 31, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001437749-26-010517
0000727273
Revenue and margins
Cadiz Inc had $16.3M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 69.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$26.5M in fiscal 2025, โ162.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Cadiz Inc returned $5.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Cadiz Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $11.0M | $10.0M | $4.5M | $17.3M | $8.6M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $50.2M | $50.3M | $38.4M | $60.6M | $78.3M |
| Debt / equity | 1.2x | 1.5x | 1.0x | 1.8x | 3.4x |
| Interest coverage | โ1.5x | โ2.0x | โ4.2x | โ3.0x | โ3.0x |
| Current ratio | 5.3x | 2.2x | 1.4x | 1.8x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 5.3x | 2.1x | 1.0x | 1.6x | 1.1x |
| Total assets | $112M | $111M | $107M | $134M | $141M |
| Total liabilities | $71.9M | $76.6M | $67.4M | $101M | $118M |
| Shareholders' equity | $40.6M | $34.2M | $40.0M | $34.0M | $23.3M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | $39.2M | $40.3M | $33.9M | $43.3M | $69.7M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ25.1% | โ35.0% | โ20.7% | โ21.7% | โ32.3% | โ17.1% | โ5.5% | โ9.6% | โ7.9% | โ11.1% |
| Altman Z'' | โ20.23 | โ22.91 | โ22.94 | โ21.94 | โ24.54 | โ16.45 | โ17.89 | โ19.98 | โ16.64 | โ16.89 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $0.6M | $1.5M | $2.0M | $9.6M | $16.3M |
| Net interest income | โ$14.9M | โ$17.7M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross profit | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.6M | โ$0.6M | โ$0.9M | $2.3M | $5.2M |
| Operating income | โ$9.2M | โ$12.6M | โ$11.2M | โ$12.0M | โ$11.8M | โ$17.5M | โ$16.6M | โ$20.9M | โ$23.2M | โ$25.6M |
| Interest expense | โ | $17.8M | $15.3M | $17.1M | $11.5M | $11.4M | $8.3M | $4.9M | $7.9M | $8.6M |
| Pretax income | โ$26.3M | โ$33.9M | โ$26.3M | โ$29.0M | โ$35.6M | โ$30.3M | โ$24.8M | โ$31.4M | โ$31.1M | โ$34.1M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | โ$26.3M | โ$33.9M | โ$26.3M | โ$29.5M | โ$37.8M | โ$31.2M | โ$24.8M | โ$31.4M | โ$31.1M | โ$34.2M |
| Net income to common | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ$37.8M | โ$34.0M | โ$29.9M | โ$36.6M | โ$36.2M | โ$39.2M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$1.41 | โ$1.50 | โ$1.09 | โ$1.11 | โ$1.11 | โ$0.84 | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$9.5M | โ$10.5M | โ$12.2M | โ$13.7M | โ$13.4M | โ$15.3M | โ$18.6M | โ$20.9M | โ$21.5M | โ$18.9M |
| Capital expenditure | โ | $1.0M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $5.7M | $22.9M | $3.4M | $5.8M | $0.9M | $7.6M |
| Free cash flow | โ | โ$11.5M | โ$13.9M | โ$15.3M | โ$19.2M | โ$38.2M | โ$22.0M | โ$26.7M | โ$22.5M | โ$26.5M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.3M | $2.3M | $0.5M | $0.6M | $2.1M | $4.7M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $4.6M | $5.3M |
| Dividends paid | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $1.4M | $5.1M | $5.1M | $5.1M | $5.1M |
| Dividends and buybacks | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $1.4M | $5.1M | $5.1M | $5.1M | $5.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $12.2M | $13.0M | $12.6M | $15.7M | $7.3M | $11.0M | $10.0M | $4.5M | $17.3M | $8.6M |
| Total debt | $125M | $147M | $155M | $138M | $79.0M | $50.2M | $50.3M | $38.4M | $60.6M | $78.3M |
| Current assets | $15.6M | $13.5M | $13.0M | $16.1M | $8.0M | $13.2M | $12.4M | $8.0M | $25.8M | $16.1M |
| Current liabilities | $4.6M | $6.5M | $4.1M | $4.8M | $3.1M | $2.5M | $5.6M | $5.8M | $14.4M | $13.2M |
| Inventory | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.3M | $2.1M | $3.0M | $1.1M |
| Property and equipment, net | $44.2M | $45.3M | $46.6M | $49.9M | $53.5M | $78.9M | $84.1M | $87.2M | $88.4M | $95.4M |
| Goodwill | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.8M | $3.8M | $5.7M | $5.7M | $5.7M | $5.7M |
| Total assets | $67.1M | $66.5M | $69.3M | $76.7M | $74.4M | $112M | $111M | $107M | $134M | $141M |
| Total liabilities | $121M | $145M | $156M | $159M | $99.7M | $71.9M | $76.6M | $67.4M | $101M | $118M |
| Preferred stock | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$54.3M | โ$78.7M | โ$86.2M | โ$82.1M | โ$25.3M | $40.6M | $34.2M | $40.0M | $34.0M | $23.3M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 100.0% | โ37.7% | โ45.0% | 24.0% | 31.6% |
| Operating margin | โ2,235.4% | โ2,892.4% | โ2,550.0% | โ2,718.6% | โ2,172.6% | โ3,105.0% | โ1,103.4% | โ1,051.7% | โ242.0% | โ156.9% |
| EBITDA margin | โ2,164.6% | โ2,829.7% | โ2,491.4% | โ2,658.5% | โ2,102.2% | โ3,030.0% | โ1,059.8% | โ989.1% | โ229.3% | โ149.2% |
| Net margin | โ6,393.0% | โ7,749.2% | โ5,971.1% | โ6,695.7% | โ6,990.2% | โ5,540.6% | โ1,651.7% | โ1,579.4% | โ324.1% | โ209.3% |
| FCF margin | โ | โ2,625.2% | โ3,163.4% | โ3,471.0% | โ3,541.0% | โ6,769.9% | โ1,464.0% | โ1,341.6% | โ233.8% | โ162.5% |
| Net interest share of revenue | โ3,610.4% | โ4,054.7% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ12.4% | โ18.0% | โ15.6% | โ23.6% | โ20.0% | โ17.3% | โ17.6% | โ22.4% | โ23.8% | โ21.8% |
| Return on capital employed | โ14.7% | โ21.1% | โ17.2% | โ16.7% | โ16.5% | โ15.9% | โ15.8% | โ20.6% | โ19.4% | โ20.0% |
| Return on equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ408.3% | โ66.3% | โ84.8% | โ84.2% | โ119.4% |
| Return on assets | โ39.3% | โ50.7% | โ38.7% | โ40.4% | โ50.1% | โ33.4% | โ22.2% | โ28.8% | โ25.7% | โ24.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ92.4% | โ104.9% | โ106.7% | โ128.3% | โ223.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | 6.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 22.7% | 4.3% | 166.1% | 32.6% | 382.6% | 69.8% |
| Share count change | โ | 20.4% | 6.5% | โ99.9% | 29.1% | 18.7% | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1.2x | 1.5x | 1.0x | 1.8x | 3.4x |
| Interest coverage | โ | โ0.7x | โ0.7x | โ0.7x | โ1.0x | โ1.5x | โ2.0x | โ4.2x | โ3.0x | โ3.0x |
| Current ratio | 3.4x | 2.1x | 3.1x | 3.4x | 2.6x | 5.3x | 2.2x | 1.4x | 1.8x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 3.4x | 2.1x | 3.1x | 3.4x | 2.6x | 5.3x | 2.1x | 1.0x | 1.6x | 1.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | โ | 230.2% | 392.3% | 362.6% | 1,059.0% | 4,061.7% | 224.9% | 290.7% | 9.7% | 46.4% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 314.6% | 527.2% | 107.5% | 127.4% | 387.4% | 841.7% | 125.0% | 75.1% | 47.9% | 32.5% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ20.2 | โ22.9 | โ22.9 | โ21.9 | โ24.5 | โ16.4 | โ17.9 | โ20.0 | โ16.6 | โ16.9 |
| Accruals ratio | โ25.1% | โ35.0% | โ20.7% | โ21.7% | โ32.3% | โ17.1% | โ5.5% | โ9.6% | โ7.9% | โ11.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000727273). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
