CLH vs DINO vs PBF Stock Comparison

Clean Harbors, HF Sinclair and PBF Energy Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$296.10 -7.1% 1M +40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.56B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
1 win
DINO HF Sinclair Corp
$111.67 -1.5% 1M +116.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.01B
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.83B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins
PBF PBF Energy Inc.
$75.11 -7.0% 1M +119.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.21B
P/E
3.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.85B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

HF Sinclair leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (HF Sinclair 6, PBF Energy 5, Clean Harbors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLHDINOPBFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.56B $20.01B $9.21B DINO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 5.7x 3.4x PBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x 6.2x 3.3x PBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +29.5% +31.5% PBF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 10.1% — DINO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 25.9% — DINO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.1x — DINO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% DINO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.7% +116.4% +119.8% PBF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.5%/yr +26.9%/yr +39.8%/yr PBF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 40.8% 66.0% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 86/100 47/100 DINO

Percentile Scorecard

CLHDINOPBF

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

AxisCLHDINOPBF
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 86 #4 of 23 64 #9 of 23
Growth 77 #4 of 14 94 #2 of 19 67 #7 of 19
Profitability 92 #2 of 14 94 #2 of 18 –
Financial Health 64 #6 of 15 91 #3 of 24 –
Shareholder Returns – 65 #7 of 18 12 #16 of 18
Overall 73 86 47
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • DINO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • PBF 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

PeriodCLHDINOPBFSPY
1 month -7.1%-1.5%-7.0% -2.3%
3 months -4.8%+26.0%+10.7% -0.7%
6 months -4.6%+55.6%+65.0% +4.8%
Year to date +26.3%+142.3%+177.0% +10.3%
1 year +40.7%+116.4%+119.8% +10.3%
3 years +91.5%+98.4%+63.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.2%+25.7%+17.8% +20.1%
5 years +176.1%+229.4%+433.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +22.5%+26.9%+39.8% +10.1%
10 years +576.8%+353.6%+232.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.1%+16.3%+12.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLHDINOPBFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%40.8%66.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.1%40.1%65.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.29-0.31-0.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.622.861.81 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.9%-60.5%-76.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-12.9%-17.6% -3.5%
52-week high $327.10$128.23$91.18 $779.14
52-week low $201.73$45.88$26.02 $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.

MultipleCLHDINOPBF
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 30.9x 5.6xmedian 8.8x 3.3xmedian 8.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 3.2x 0.6xmedian 0.2x 0.2xmedian 0.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 14.0x 3.3xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 17.3x 5.9xmedian 7.5x 13.4xmedian 7.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.13median 2.44 0.30median 0.34 3.58median 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 monthsCLHDINOPBF
Revenue $6.56B $34.83B $38.85B
Gross profit $2.17B $6.28B $3.46B
Operating income $864.39M $4.69B $3.80B
Net income $528.36M $3.53B $2.74B
Free cash flow $500.54M $3.27B $2.56B
EPS (diluted) $9.99 $20.05 $22.40
Cash & equivalents $423.54M $3.33B $2.54B
Total debt $2.89B $2.77B $2.12B
Shares (diluted) 52.90M 175.87M 121.07M
Enterprise value $12.90B $12.29B $4.70B

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
MetricCLHDINOPBF
P/E 30.9x 5.6x 3.3x
P/FCF 32.6x 5.9x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 5.1x –
P/S 2.5x 0.6x 0.2x
P/B 5.2x 1.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 1.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 3.3x –
EV/EBIT 21.6x 4.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 0.5x 0.2x
EV/FCF 37.3x 5.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 5.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.13 0.30 3.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHDINOPBF
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 29.5% 31.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 1.5% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 204.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 24.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 576.4% 772.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 14.7% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.0% 785.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 14.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.1% 851.7% 602.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 18.4% 0.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 222.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 8.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 383.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 8.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHDINOPBF
Gross margin 33.1% 18.0% –
EBITDA margin 20.3% 16.2% –
Operating margin 13.2% 13.5% –
Pretax margin 10.9% 13.3% –
Net margin 8.0% 10.1% –
FCF margin 7.6% 9.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 10.8% –
Return on equity 17.5% 31.9% 37.4%
Return on assets 6.6% 17.8% –
Return on invested capital 10.9% 25.9% –
Return on capital employed 12.8% 29.6% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHDINOPBF
Debt / assets 34.9% 13.4% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 5.8x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 43.1% –
Equity / assets 37.6% 56.9% –
Interest coverage – 26.2x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.3x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 3.75 4.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHDINOPBF
Dividend yield – 1.8% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 4.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 6.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% –

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.

ConsensusCLHDINOPBF
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 6.2xFY2026 3.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.29FY2026 $17.89FY2026 $23.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 +253.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% -19.8% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $35.97BFY2026 $38.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% -3.9% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHDINOPBF
Held by institutions 93.5% 86.6% 88.3%
Institutions holding 659 683 433
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +5.5% +6.6%
Institutions buying 307 357 259
Institutions selling 246 243 122
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.47 2.12

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.

CLHDINOPBF
CLH 1.00 0.05 0.06
DINO 0.05 1.00 0.78
PBF 0.06 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLH, DINO and PBF?

HF Sinclair (DINO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Harbors (CLH) $15.56B, HF Sinclair (DINO) $20.01B, PBF Energy (PBF) $9.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLH, DINO and PBF?

PBF Energy (PBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Harbors (CLH) 29.4x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 5.7x, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, PBF Energy (PBF) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 28.8x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.2x, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PBF Energy (PBF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Harbors (CLH) +10.1%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +29.5%, PBF Energy (PBF) +31.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

HF Sinclair (DINO) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 8.0%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, HF Sinclair (DINO) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 10.9%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 25.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PBF Energy (PBF) returned the most: Clean Harbors (CLH) +40.7%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +116.4%, PBF Energy (PBF) +119.8%. Over five years, PBF Energy (PBF) compounded fastest (Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.5%/yr, HF Sinclair (DINO) +26.9%/yr, PBF Energy (PBF) +39.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

HF Sinclair (DINO) has the highest dividend yield: Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 0.02%, PBF Energy (PBF) 0.01%. 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) 25.0%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 40.8%, PBF Energy (PBF) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLH, DINO and PBF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, HF Sinclair (DINO) 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.