Clean Harbors
CLH
315.54
-2.52
-0.79%
Clean Harbors
US · CLH
#1068 by market cap
Listed 1970
315.54
-2.52
-0.79%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 482s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:05
Pre-market
315.54
0.00%
After-hours
315.54
0.00%
- Market cap
- 16.66B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 38.25
- P/Bi
- 5.69
- EPSi
- 7.28
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 85%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 3.87, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +2.39% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 31.28%
- Operating margin
- 11.17%
- Net margin
- 6.48%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 18.55B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 3.87
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.30B | 3.41B | 3.14B | 3.81B | 5.17B | 5.41B | 5.89B | 6.03B |
| Gross profit | 994.75M | 1.02B | 1.01B | 1.20B | 1.62B | 1.66B | 1.82B | 1.89B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 503.75M | 484.05M | 451.04M | 537.96M | 627.39M | 671.16M | 739.63M | 752.53M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 182.57M | 229.46M | 251.34M | 347.89M | 634.75M | 612.44M | 670.23M | 673.37M |
| Pretax profit | 94.48M | 148.24M | 174.55M | 269.72M | 538.00M | 503.28M | 533.44M | 527.97M |
| Tax | 28.85M | 50.50M | 39.71M | 66.47M | 126.25M | 125.42M | 131.14M | 136.99M |
| Net profit | 65.64M | 97.74M | 134.84M | 203.25M | 411.74M | 377.86M | 402.30M | 390.97M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.16 | 1.74 | 2.42 | 3.71 | 7.56 | 6.95 | 7.42 | 7.28 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.43B | 1.55B | 1.55B | 1.50B | 1.46B | 1.74B |
| Gross profit | 410.07M | 516.36M | 500.85M | 458.97M | 445.42M | 608.78M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 182.85M | 186.18M | 189.61M | 193.89M | 207.14M | 214.57M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 111.62M | 210.30M | 193.01M | 158.45M | 118.94M | 268.90M |
| Pretax profit | 74.61M | 172.59M | 160.83M | 119.94M | 84.35M | 232.12M |
| Tax | 15.93M | 45.68M | 42.03M | 33.35M | 21.15M | 61.66M |
| Net profit | 58.68M | 126.91M | 118.80M | 86.59M | 63.20M | 170.46M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.09 | 2.36 | 2.21 | 1.62 | 1.19 | 3.22 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.20B | 1.40B | 1.53B | 1.74B | 2.03B | 2.05B | 2.43B | 2.65B |
| Cash & ST investments | 279.36M | 414.41M | 570.96M | 534.30M | 554.64M | 550.80M | 789.83M | 953.68M |
| Inventory | 199.48M | 214.74M | 220.50M | 250.69M | 324.99M | 327.51M | 384.66M | 372.09M |
| Total assets | 3.74B | 4.11B | 4.13B | 5.65B | 6.13B | 6.38B | 7.38B | 7.62B |
| Total current liabilities | 602.28M | 720.10M | 636.15M | 925.31M | 1.02B | 1.04B | 1.10B | 1.14B |
| Short-term debt | 7.54M | 48.51M | 44.29M | 65.15M | 59.53M | 66.43M | 86.77M | 87.83M |
| Long-term debt | 1.57B | 1.55B | 1.55B | 2.52B | 2.41B | 2.29B | 2.77B | 2.76B |
| Total liabilities | 2,568,565,000.00 | 2,839,091,000.00 | 2,789,969,000.00 | 4,139,812,000.00 | 4,207,385,000.00 | 4,135,363,000.00 | 4,803,749,000.00 | 4,878,396,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.17B | 1.27B | 1.34B | 1.51B | 1.92B | 2.25B | 2.57B | 2.75B |
| Retained earnings | 737.15M | 834.89M | 969.73M | 1.17B | 1.58B | 1.96B | 2.36B | 2.76B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 2.31B | 2.48B | 2.61B | 2.65B | 2.44B | 2.47B |
| Cash & ST investments | 595.31M | 699.07M | 850.37M | 953.68M | 669.03M | 516.72M |
| Inventory | 376.02M | 383.35M | 377.31M | 372.09M | 363.94M | 382.94M |
| Total assets | 7.25B | 7.44B | 7.54B | 7.62B | 7.55B | 7.84B |
| Total current liabilities | 976.34M | 1.01B | 1.07B | 1.14B | 1.04B | 1.16B |
| Short-term debt | 86.97M | 88.08M | 87.34M | 87.83M | 90.67M | 92.89M |
| Long-term debt | 2.77B | 2.77B | 2.76B | 2.76B | 2.76B | 2.76B |
| Total liabilities | 4,675,163,000.00 | 4,725,862,000.00 | 4,764,459,000.00 | 4,878,396,000.00 | 4,777,063,000.00 | 4,908,611,000.00 |
| Total equity | 2.57B | 2.71B | 2.78B | 2.75B | 2.78B | 2.93B |
| Retained earnings | 2.42B | 2.55B | 2.67B | 2.76B | 2.82B | 2.99B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 373.21M | 413.19M | 430.60M | 546.00M | 626.21M | 734.55M | 777.77M | 866.73M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 298.63M | 300.73M | 292.92M | 298.14M | 347.59M | 365.76M | 400.92M | 446.01M |
| Free cash flow | 175.18M | 192.96M | 232.31M | 300.29M | 279.19M | 309.60M | 335.92M | 438.16M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -45.08M | -21.39M | -74.84M | -54.41M | -50.18M | -51.16M | -55.18M | -250.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 226.51M | 371.99M | 519.10M | 452.58M | 492.60M | 444.70M | 687.19M | 826.32M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 1.61M | 208.04M | 301.99M | 355.09M | 6.30M | 239.17M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 111.98M | 116.29M | 114.73M | 103.01M | 115.80M | 121.81M |
| Free cash flow | -117.34M | 117.48M | 206.79M | 231.22M | -92.31M | 112.15M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -55.00M | -12.00M | -50.00M | -133.00M | -25.00M | -27.13M |
| Ending cash balance | 489.42M | 600.19M | 759.20M | 826.32M | 547.99M | 408.36M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 5.57 | 8.01 | 10.33 | 14.24 | 23.97 | 18.12 | 16.69 | 14.70 |
| ROA %i | 1.76 | 2.49 | 3.27 | 4.15 | 6.99 | 6.04 | 5.85 | 5.21 |
| ROIC %i | 4.39 | 5.22 | 6.33 | 7.21 | 11.32 | 9.93 | 9.74 | 8.72 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 2.49 | 4.51 | 5.82 | 9.40 | 12.42 | 14.93 | 16.67 | 17.54 |
| EBIT margin %i | 5.41 | 6.77 | 7.99 | 9.19 | 12.59 | 11.53 | 11.68 | 11.55 |
| FCF / sales %i | 5.31 | 5.66 | 7.39 | 7.89 | 5.40 | 5.72 | 5.70 | 7.27 |
| Current ratioi | 2.00 | 1.95 | 2.40 | 1.88 | 1.99 | 1.98 | 2.21 | 2.33 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.95 | 1.54 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.78 | 1.90 |
| Debt / assetsi | 42.07 | 41.95 | 41.35 | 47.76 | 42.31 | 39.01 | 41.22 | 39.82 |
| LT debt / equityi | 133.79 | 131.92 | 124.03 | 174.06 | 131.82 | 107.83 | 114.78 | 107.36 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.12 | 2.79 | 3.28 | 4.38 | 5.79 | 5.18 | 4.45 | 4.13 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 0.26 | 7.39 | 2.20 | 4.86 | 14.83 | 19.82 | 15.67 | 5.29 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 14.17 | -- | 10.21 | 45.76 | 61.50 | 40.98 | 25.56 | -1.71 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 9.37 | 72.78 | 25.66 | 19.68 | 13.10 | 10.05 | 3.81 | 16.21 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 16.02 | 14.93 | 14.64 | 14.70 | 14.79 | 15.56 |
| ROA %i | 5.51 | 5.28 | 5.23 | 5.21 | 5.34 | 5.75 |
| ROIC %i | 9.16 | 8.82 | 8.74 | 8.72 | 8.74 | 9.27 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 11.38 | 11.30 | 11.37 | 11.55 | 11.64 | 12.23 |
| FCF / sales %i | 5.69 | 6.33 | 7.40 | 7.27 | 7.65 | 7.33 |
| Current ratioi | 2.37 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.13 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.89 | 1.97 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.89 | 1.71 |
| Debt / assetsi | 41.89 | 40.77 | 40.11 | 39.82 | 40.28 | 38.72 |
| LT debt / equityi | 114.66 | 108.50 | 105.82 | 107.36 | 106.33 | 100.44 |
| Interest coveragei | 4.12 | 4.06 | 4.07 | 4.13 | 4.21 | 4.60 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Environmental Services is the largest reported line at 83.95% of revenue, across 2 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions, is a distant second at 16.05% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Environmental Services83.95%
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions16.05%
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:05:14 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.