BBCP vs CLH vs GFL Stock Comparison

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Clean Harbors and GFL Environmental Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$316.96 +1.2% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.44B
P/E
37.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
7 wins
GFL GFL Environmental Inc.
$45.68 +8.1% 1M +0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Clean Harbors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Clean Harbors 7, Concrete Pumping Holdings 3, GFL Environmental 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBCPCLHGFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $492.16M $16.44B $16.67B GFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x 37.4x -332.8x BBCP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.6x 30.8x 73.7x CLH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +5.1% +9.7% BBCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 7.0% -0.7% CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 9.7% 7.6% CLH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.9x 3.0x CLH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.4% +29.2% +0.2% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.6%/yr +23.2%/yr +2.8%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 27.9% 29.1% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 70/100 49/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

BBCPCLHGFL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBBCPCLHGFL
Valuation 88 #7 of 52 60 #7 of 16 80 #4 of 16
Growth 28 #27 of 37 62 #6 of 14 23 #11 of 14
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 85 #3 of 14 54 #7 of 14
Financial Health 36 #37 of 57 73 #5 of 16 40 #10 of 16
Shareholder Returns 73 #8 of 27 – –
Overall 60 70 49
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • GFL ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBBCPCLHGFLSPY
1 month -3.6%+1.2%+8.1% -0.8%
3 months -9.0%+5.1%+17.2% +3.5%
6 months +20.8%+3.1%+15.1% +7.0%
Year to date +40.4%+35.2%+6.4% +12.2%
1 year +41.4%+29.2%+0.2% +13.0%
3 years +41.0%+109.9%+62.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.1%+28.1%+17.5% +23.1%
5 years +8.4%+183.9%+14.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.6%+23.2%+2.8% +11.0%
10 years —+588.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+21.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBBCPCLHGFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%27.9%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%31.1%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.270.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.881.050.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-30.9%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-3.1%-1.8% -1.8%
52-week high $12.05$327.10$46.51 $779.14
52-week low $5.73$201.73$33.54 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBBCPCLHGFL
P/E now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 25.7x 38.1xmedian 34.0x -337.0xmedian 34.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.8x 2.7xmedian 3.4x 2.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.9x 15.8xmedian 15.3x 8.4xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 22.5x 36.2xmedian 18.5x 6.2xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 3.0x 2.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 0.56 10.72median 3.42 -12.15median 3.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBBCPCLHGFL
Revenue $436.03M $6.24B $7.00B
Gross profit $170.20M $2.01B $1.47B
Operating income $56.93M $739.29M $1.71B
Net income $16.50M $439.05M -$249.50M
Free cash flow $21.12M $461.72M $2.72B
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $8.29 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $42.98M $408.36M $192.10M
Total debt $418.74M $2.77B $19.12B
Shares (diluted) 51.10M 52.96M 378.69M
Enterprise value $325.09M $13.45B $14.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBBCPCLHGFL
P/E 32.2x 38.1x -337.0x
P/FCF 22.5x 36.2x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 18.5x 11.2x
P/S 1.1x 2.7x 2.4x
P/B 1.8x 5.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 7.7x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 15.8x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 25.7x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 3.0x 3.8x
EV/FCF 40.3x 41.1x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 21.0x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 10.72 -12.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBCPCLHGFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 5.1% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 5.3% -1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 10.2% 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 6.5% 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.7% 13.5% 1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 4.5% -3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.3% 14.1% -107.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 2.6% 8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.2% 15.9% -101.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 3.6% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 19.9% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 7.3% -8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.4% 20.0% 7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.7% 12.0% -2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBCPCLHGFL
Gross margin 39.0% 32.3% 20.9%
EBITDA margin 27.9% 19.2% 44.5%
Operating margin 13.1% 11.8% 24.4%
Pretax margin 5.6% 9.6% -3.8%
Net margin 3.4% 7.0% -0.7%
FCF margin 4.8% 7.4% 38.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 14.5% 21.6%
Return on equity 6.2% 15.4% -3.3%
Return on assets 1.8% 5.7% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 9.7% 7.6%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 11.3% 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 2.1x -6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBCPCLHGFL
Debt / assets 46.1% 35.4% 44.6%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.9x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.9x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 19.8x 6.0x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 62.6% 65.0%
Equity / assets 29.5% 37.4% 35.0%
Interest coverage 1.7x – 3.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.08 3.89 1.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBCPCLHGFL
Dividend yield 1.4% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 1.4% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBBCPCLHGFL
Forward P/E 49.6xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 73.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $10.29FY2026 $0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +111.1%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.2% +5.3% +27.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $411.25MFY2026 $6.28BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +15.7% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBCPCLHGFL
Held by institutions 33.9% 93.5% 74.8%
Institutions holding 127 658 323
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% 0.0% +10.3%
Institutions buying 76 306 185
Institutions selling 31 246 101
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.24 1.83

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BBCPCLHGFL
BBCP 1.00 0.07 0.03
CLH 0.07 1.00 0.32
GFL 0.03 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBCP, CLH and GFL?

GFL Environmental (GFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $492.16M, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.44B, GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBCP, CLH and GFL?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 33.4x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.4x, GFL Environmental (GFL) -332.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clean Harbors (CLH) is cheapest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 49.6x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.8x, GFL Environmental (GFL) 73.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, GFL Environmental (GFL) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%, GFL Environmental (GFL) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Clean Harbors (CLH) leads (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +41.4%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%, GFL Environmental (GFL) +0.2%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +1.6%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +23.2%/yr, GFL Environmental (GFL) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBCP, CLH and GFL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Clean Harbors (CLH) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.