GFL Environmental
GFL
42.04
-0.48
-1.13%
GFL Environmental
US · GFL
#984 by market cap
Listed 2020
42.04
-0.48
-1.13%
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· 2026-10-07 19:54
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- Market cap
- 18.33B
- P/E (TTM)i
- -122.21
- P/Bi
- 3.55
- EPSi
- 7.01
- Div yieldi
- 0.15%
- 52W posi
- 64%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 1.30, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +7.77% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 20.67%
- Operating margin
- 5.23%
- Net margin
- 57.19%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 25.73B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 1.30
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 | -- | 3.35B | 4.20B | 5.14B | 6.76B | 7.52B | 6.14B | 6.62B |
| Gross profit | -- | 273.80M | 190.10M | 473.70M | 797.60M | 1.27B | 1.13B | 1.37B |
| Selling & admin expenses | -- | 276.30M | 508.40M | 562.70M | 730.40M | 973.90M | 864.50M | 967.40M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | -- | -31.70M | -325.20M | -103.40M | 39.90M | 261.10M | 222.80M | 346.00M |
| Pretax profit | -- | -609.20M | -1.36B | -736.20M | -359.30M | 192.10M | -1.12B | 226.90M |
| Tax | -- | -157.50M | -253.40M | -109.20M | -176.10M | 159.90M | -226.40M | -14.20M |
| Net profit | -- | -451.70M | -1.10B | -606.80M | -311.10M | 32.20M | -737.70M | 3.81B |
| Basic EPS | -- | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 10 |
| Diluted EPS | -- | -2.50 | -3.10 | -1.83 | -1.08 | -0.13 | -2.11 | 9.99 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.56B | 1.68B | 1.69B | 1.69B | 1.64B | 1.95B |
| Gross profit | 287.50M | 372.00M | 370.20M | 337.60M | 299.80M | 385.80M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 286.20M | 204.20M | 186.00M | 320.30M | 265.80M | 251.80M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 1.30M | 144.50M | 161.20M | 30.00M | 34.00M | 108.30M |
| Pretax profit | -266.30M | 282.90M | 149.70M | 41.30M | -272.20M | -184.00M |
| Tax | -52.40M | 23.20M | 41.60M | -31.40M | -53.00M | -21.40M |
| Net profit | 3.41B | 259.70M | 108.10M | 24.20M | -219.20M | -162.60M |
| Basic EPS | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | 8.67 | 0.66 | 0.28 | 0.06 | -0.63 | -0.47 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 681.15M | 1.42B | 1.03B | 1.50B | 1.38B | 1.49B | 1.70B | 1.16B |
| Cash & ST investments | 7.45M | 574.80M | 27.20M | 190.40M | 82.10M | 135.70M | 133.80M | 85.60M |
| Inventory | 42.39M | 50.50M | 57.40M | 82.00M | 84.20M | 98.20M | 107.70M | 60.90M |
| Total assets | 11.07B | 12.32B | 15.73B | 18.40B | 19.77B | 19.88B | 21.21B | 19.30B |
| Total current liabilities | 681.37M | 865.10M | 1.19B | 1.52B | 2.69B | 1.81B | 3.15B | 2.00B |
| Short-term debt | 53.66M | 97.60M | 114.10M | 137.80M | 94.20M | 75.10M | 1.22B | 59.90M |
| Long-term debt | 6.24B | 7.56B | 7.52B | 9.23B | 9.26B | 8.83B | 8.85B | 7.42B |
| Total liabilities | 7,879,019,000.00 | 9,555,900,000.00 | 10,158,200,000.00 | 12,620,400,000.00 | 13,723,500,000.00 | 12,493,000,000.00 | 13,985,700,000.00 | 11,809,800,000.00 |
| Total equity | 3.19B | 2.77B | 5.57B | 5.78B | 6.04B | 7.39B | 7.22B | 7.49B |
| Retained earnings | -318.66M | -770.30M | -1.89B | -2.51B | -2.84B | -2.82B | -3.57B | 229.50M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.61B | 1.20B | 1.36B | 1.16B | 2.52B | 1.45B |
| Cash & ST investments | 537.20M | 139.70M | 194.60M | 85.60M | 1.44B | 192.10M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | 60.90M | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 19.47B | 18.53B | 19.36B | 19.30B | 20.87B | 21.53B |
| Total current liabilities | 1.96B | 1.80B | 1.97B | 2.00B | 1.67B | 1.93B |
| Short-term debt | 140.10M | 173.40M | 226.50M | 59.90M | 73.80M | 74.50M |
| Long-term debt | 6.93B | 6.64B | 7.27B | 7.42B | 9.31B | 9.60B |
| Total liabilities | 11,183,800,000.00 | 10,639,600,000.00 | 11,549,100,000.00 | 11,809,800,000.00 | 13,407,100,000.00 | 13,987,500,000.00 |
| Total equity | 8.29B | 7.89B | 7.81B | 7.49B | 7.46B | 7.54B |
| Retained earnings | -171.80M | 96.50M | 203.20M | 229.50M | 6.30M | -218.50M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -- | 251.00M | 502.20M | 897.90M | 1.10B | 980.40M | 1.54B | 1.32B |
| Depreciation & amortization | -- | 799.40M | 1.24B | 1.39B | 1.53B | 1.49B | 1.57B | 1.32B |
| Free cash flow | -- | -206.80M | 73.90M | 250.70M | 331.10M | -74.70M | 347.20M | 174.60M |
| Dividends paid | -- | 0 | -13.10M | -17.90M | -20.70M | -25.00M | -28.20M | -31.10M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -5.80M | 5.05B | 372.50M | -- | -- | 0 | -2.97B |
| Ending cash balance | -- | 574.80M | 27.20M | 190.40M | 82.10M | 135.70M | 133.80M | 85.60M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 173.50M | 306.10M | 391.10M | 445.30M | 167.80M | 417.30M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 319.30M | 322.90M | 333.50M | 340.40M | 346.30M | 388.50M |
| Free cash flow | -141.10M | 17.10M | 101.60M | 197.00M | -218.40M | 129.70M |
| Dividends paid | -7.90M | -8.00M | -7.60M | -7.60M | -7.50M | -8.40M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -2.13B | -277.60M | -346.30M | -208.90M | -57.00M | -14.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 537.20M | 139.70M | 194.60M | 85.60M | 1.44B | 192.10M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -- | -15.15 | -23.88 | -10.59 | -5.28 | -0.71 | -11.35 | 52.99 |
| ROA %i | -- | -3.86 | -7.19 | -3.56 | -1.64 | -0.24 | -3.91 | 18.68 |
| ROIC %i | -- | -0.57 | -6.13 | -2.29 | 0.03 | 2.17 | -2.09 | 25.17 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -11.94 | -11.17 | 4.71 |
| EBIT margin %i | -- | -3.18 | -23.44 | -7.02 | 1.00 | 9.64 | -4.73 | 10.33 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | 1.76 | 4.54 | 4.68 | -- | 4.42 | 2.64 |
| Current ratioi | 1.00 | 1.64 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 0.51 | 0.82 | 0.54 | 0.58 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.85 | 1.49 | 0.75 | 0.87 | 0.44 | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.49 |
| Debt / assetsi | 56.80 | 63.43 | 49.51 | 52.34 | 48.96 | 46.73 | 49.74 | 41.11 |
| LT debt / equityi | 195.29 | 278.90 | 137.73 | 164.33 | 158.76 | 128.37 | 133.70 | 107.81 |
| Interest coveragei | -- | -0.14 | -2.64 | -1.19 | 0.16 | 1.36 | -0.65 | 1.50 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | 77.22 | 67.15 | -- | 26.41 | 21.44 | 6.12 | -0.72 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.47 | -19.21 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 36.52 | 48.97 | 49.08 | 52.99 | 2.07 | -3.34 |
| ROA %i | 14.07 | 18.18 | 17.88 | 18.68 | 0.79 | -1.25 |
| ROIC %i | 20.24 | 24.72 | 24.16 | 25.17 | 2.39 | 0.66 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | -4.27 | 5.58 | 6.14 | 10.33 | 9.05 | 3.47 |
| FCF / sales %i | 2.99 | 2.35 | 2.74 | 2.64 | 1.45 | 3.01 |
| Current ratioi | 0.82 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 1.51 | 0.75 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.69 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 1.42 | 0.64 |
| Debt / assetsi | 38.43 | 38.91 | 40.68 | 41.11 | 47.11 | 47.11 |
| LT debt / equityi | 91.23 | 91.84 | 100.48 | 107.81 | 134.04 | 136.81 |
| Interest coveragei | -0.54 | 0.85 | 1.02 | 1.50 | 1.57 | 0.51 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Lead segment, long tail
- Commercial/Industrial is the largest reported line at 45.94% of revenue, across 7 reported segments.
- Residential follows at 23.99%, so the top line still matters most but isn’t the whole story.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Commercial/Industrial45.94%
Residential23.99%
Landfill16.71%
Transfer13.50%
Material recovery6.90%
Other5.11%
Quote time 2026-10-07 19:54:59 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.