Energy Recovery, Inc. ERII
Energy Recovery, Inc. (ERII) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $135.0M at a 17.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.24 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.708 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.556 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.103 |
| Equity / liabilities | 8.143 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERII | Energy Recovery, Inc. | 5/9 | 15.7 | 19.8 | -6.9% |
| ASYS | AMTECH SYSTEMS INC | 3/9 | -0.5 | — | -21.6% |
| VELO | Velo3D, Inc. | 3/9 | -15.44 | — | +12.1% |
| TRT | TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL | 4/9 | 10.09 | — | -13.8% |
| CVV | CVD EQUIPMENT CORP | 4/9 | 11.5 | — | -4.1% |
| SOTK | SONO TEK CORP | 4/9 | 8.78 | — | +2% |
| AZTA | Azenta, Inc. | 6/9 | 9.11 | — | +3.6% |
About Energy Recovery, Inc.
Energy Recovery, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells energy efficiency technology solutions in the United States, North, South and Latin America, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Asia, and Europe. It operates through Water and Emerging Technologies segments. The company offers high and low pressure, and ultra high-pressure exchangers; AT and LPT hydraulic turbochargers; and high-pressure feed and circulation pumps for use in water treatment industries, including seawater and brackish desalination, and wastewater treatment. It also provides PX G1300, which reduces energy consumption and operating costs of carbon dioxide-based refrigeration systems; and spare parts, as well as repair, field, and commissioning services. The company sells its products under the ERI, PX, PX Pressure Exchanger, Pressure Exchanger, Ultra High-Pressure PX, PX G1300, PX PowerTrain, PX G, AT, and Aquabold brands to supermarket chains, cold storage facilities, refrigeration system installers or OEMs, and other industrial users; and aftermarket customers consisting of desalination plant owners and operators. Energy Recovery, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in San Leandro, California.
FAQ
Is ERII financially healthy?
Energy Recovery, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does ERII pay a dividend?
No, Energy Recovery, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is ERII?
In FY2025, Energy Recovery, Inc. had a net margin of 17.0% and a return on equity of 11.1%.
Is ERII overvalued or undervalued?
Energy Recovery, Inc. trades at about 18.5× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.0×–146.3×, median 41.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for ERII?
The average Wall-Street price target for Energy Recovery, Inc. is $11.00, about 41.4% above the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is ERII a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Energy Recovery, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 19.8×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.