COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
CDLR vs WMS
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CDLR scored 67.5, WMS scored 72.4 — WMS leads.
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Different reporting periods. WMS's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but CDLR's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
CDLR
Cadeler A/S
67.5
$23.92 · $2.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
4.9
WMS leads
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
72.4
$143.73 · $10.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthCDLR+149.4%
- Strongest balance sheetCDLR0.95
- Highest qualityWMS81 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CDLR
stronger →← stronger
WMS
51
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
81
100
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
80
70
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
58
CDLR is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CDLR
WMS
-$521mF
FCF
$550mC+
+149.4%A
Rev
+10.4%B
0.95C+
D/E
0.97C+
2.9xB
P/S
—
—
PEG
1.38B
—
P/E
24.5xB+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
CDLR
WMS
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
21% above
—
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~16%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
-31%
—
5-yr DCF upside
-18%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+5%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
CDLR
Why this score
- Short track record
- Foreign reporter (EUR)
WMS
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
The companies
CDLRCadeler A/S
Why now
Engineering & Construction · market cap $2.3b. Down 20% from 52-week high of $30.01 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +149% — in hypergrowth territory.
Moat
Net margin 45% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 19% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$521m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk.
WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Why now
Building Products & Equipment · market cap $10.8b. 20% off the 52-week high of $179.31. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $183.36 (implying +28% upside).
Moat
Net margin 14% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 25% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 121% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where CDLR and WMS diverge
On the headline score the gap is 4.9 points in favor of WMS. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- QualityCDLR 51.2 · WMS 80.9WMS +29.7
- GrowthCDLR 100.0 · WMS 80.1CDLR +19.9
- ValueCDLR 70.0 · WMS 58.5CDLR +11.5
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.