CLEAN HARBORS, INC vs CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., two Waste Management stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CLH and CWST diverge most: on return on equity, CLH reads 14.3% and CWST reads 0.4%; on return on assets, CLH reads 5.2% and CWST reads 0.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CLH's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What CWST's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CLH | CWST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $316.94 | $83.75 |
| Market cap | $16.8B | $5.3B |
| Sector | Waste Management | Waste Management |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +21.7% | — |
| P/E | 43.0 | — |
| P/B | 6.05 | 3.38 |
| P/S | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.8 | 17.0 |
| Revenue growth | +2.0% | +13.5% |
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 3.7% |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 0.3% |
| Return on equity | 14.3% | 0.4% |
| Return on assets | 5.2% | 0.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.2% | 1.8% |
| FCF yield | 2.8% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 1.00 | 0.85 |
| Current ratio | 2.34 | 0.99 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.60 | 6.52 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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