CLH vs CNQ vs DK Stock Comparison

Clean Harbors, Canadian Natural Resources and Delek US Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$313.03 0.0% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.53B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
1 win
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.07 +14.0% 1M +71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$112.55B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
5.75%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
DK Delek US Holdings, Inc.
$70.29 +3.6% 1M +85.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.30B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.06B
Div. yield
1.47%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 6, Delek US Holdings 5, Clean Harbors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLHCNQDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.53B $112.55B $4.30B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 14.1x 19.2x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 11.3x 3.8x DK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +6.7% +11.4% DK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 24.0% 1.9% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% — 15.0% DK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x 2.5x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.75% 1.47% CNQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.2% +71.7% +85.7% DK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.8%/yr +20.8%/yr +28.8%/yr DK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 31.0% 55.9% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 76/100 40/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CLHCNQDK

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

AxisCLHCNQDK
Valuation 53 #8 of 16 78 #23 of 99 46 #13 of 23
Growth 54 #7 of 14 78 #22 of 97 78 #5 of 19
Profitability 85 #3 of 14 85 #15 of 96 47 #10 of 18
Financial Health 73 #5 of 16 94 #7 of 102 17 #20 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 43 #44 of 76 12 #16 of 18
Overall 66 76 40
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DK ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLHCNQDKSPY
1 month 0.0%+14.0%+3.6% -0.2%
3 months +3.0%+22.4%+11.9% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%+16.6%+71.3% +8.2%
Year to date +33.5%+59.7%+137.0% +12.9%
1 year +29.2%+71.7%+85.7% +12.3%
3 years +107.3%+70.4%+177.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.5%+19.5%+40.6% +23.3%
5 years +178.6%+157.2%+254.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.8%+20.8%+28.8% +10.9%
10 years +582.7%+239.4%+307.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.2%+13.0%+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLHCNQDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%31.0%55.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%32.5%54.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.26-0.51-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.052.311.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.9%-38.9%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-1.9%-13.8% -1.2%
52-week high $327.10$55.10$81.59 $779.14
52-week low $201.73$30.59$26.68 $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.

MultipleCLHCNQDK
P/E now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 33.2x 14.1xmedian 13.0x 19.2xmedian 9.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.3x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 14.5x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 6.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 16.4x 6.0xmedian 11.1x 6.3xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.0x —median 1.5x 10.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 10.58median 2.81 0.26median 2.27 0.23median 0.34

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 monthsCLHCNQDK
Revenue $6.24B $33.47B $12.06B
Gross profit $2.01B $26.58B $858.50M
Operating income $739.29M $24.77B $583.40M
Net income $439.05M $8.48B $270.70M
Free cash flow $461.72M $18.68B $683.90M
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $3.83 $3.59
Cash & equivalents $408.36M $1.84B $628.60M
Total debt $2.77B $49.14B $3.19B
Shares (diluted) 52.96M 2.10B 62.49M
Enterprise value $13.54B $109.56B $2.03B

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
MetricCLHCNQDK
P/E 37.6x 14.1x 19.2x
P/FCF 35.8x 6.0x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 8.7x 3.4x
P/S 2.6x 3.4x 0.4x
P/B 5.6x – 10.2x
P/Tangible book 7.6x – 193.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 3.9x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 5.0x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF 40.7x 6.6x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 9.5x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.58 0.26 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHCNQDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 6.7% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -2.3% -12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 5.0% 616.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -3.2% 11.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.5% -26.5% 185.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -15.2% 66.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.1% 42.1% 135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 14.2% 109.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 408,311% 128.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 53.8% 84.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 30.3% 697.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 5.4% 56.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 33.0% 182.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 13.6% 94.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHCNQDK
Gross margin 32.3% 79.4% 7.1%
EBITDA margin 19.2% 94.6% 8.3%
Operating margin 11.8% 74.0% 4.8%
Pretax margin 9.6% 32.2% 2.6%
Net margin 7.0% 24.0% 1.9%
FCF margin 7.4% 55.8% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 38.5% 10.6%
Return on equity 15.4% – 77.6%
Return on assets 5.7% – 3.7%
Return on invested capital 9.7% – 15.0%
Return on capital employed 11.3% – 14.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHCNQDK
Debt / assets 35.4% – 42.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 7.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 0.6x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% – 94.4%
Equity / assets 37.4% – 5.6%
Interest coverage – 38.3x –
Current ratio 2.1x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.86 – 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHCNQDK
Dividend yield – 5.8% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.4% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.5% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -8.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -111.0% –

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.

ConsensusCLHCNQDK
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 3.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.29FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $18.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026 +182.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% -15.4% -42.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $15.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% -6.6% -11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHCNQDK
Held by institutions 93.5% 71.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 658 745 296
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -5.0% +0.5%
Institutions buying 306 386 166
Institutions selling 246 242 92
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.60 1.80

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.

CLHCNQDK
CLH 1.00 0.11 0.09
CNQ 0.11 1.00 0.41
DK 0.09 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLH, CNQ and DK?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.53B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $112.55B, Delek US Holdings (DK) $4.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLH, CNQ and DK?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.6x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x, Delek US Holdings (DK) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Delek US Holdings (DK) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.4x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.3x, Delek US Holdings (DK) 3.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Delek US Holdings (DK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Delek US Holdings (DK) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Delek US Holdings (DK) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 15.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Delek US Holdings (DK) returned the most: Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.7%, Delek US Holdings (DK) +85.7%. Over five years, Delek US Holdings (DK) compounded fastest (Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.8%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.8%/yr, Delek US Holdings (DK) +28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest dividend yield: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 5.75%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 1.47%. Clean Harbors (CLH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 55.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLH, CNQ and DK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) leads on 6. 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.