CLH vs GFL vs GLGI Stock Comparison

Clean Harbors, GFL Environmental and Greystone Logistics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$316.96 +1.2% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.49B
P/E
37.6x
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
$16.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Clean Harbors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Clean Harbors 7, GFL Environmental 2, Greystone Logistics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLHGFLGLGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.49B $16.64B $5.73M GFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x -332.1x -0.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 73.7x — CLH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +9.7% -59.9% GFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -0.7% -43.8% CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 7.6% -37.9% CLH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.0x -4.6x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.2% +0.2% -78.6% CLH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.2%/yr +2.8%/yr -25.8%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 29.1% 116.4% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 49/100 10/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

CLHGFLGLGI

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

AxisCLHGFLGLGI
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 80 #4 of 16 28 #146 of 203
Growth 62 #6 of 14 23 #11 of 14 0 #187 of 187
Profitability 85 #3 of 14 54 #7 of 14 7 #173 of 185
Financial Health 73 #5 of 16 40 #10 of 16 6 #205 of 219
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 70 49 10
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • GFL ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLHGFLGLGISPY
1 month +1.2%+8.1%-16.0% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%+17.2%-16.0% +3.5%
6 months +3.1%+15.1%+40.0% +7.0%
Year to date +35.2%+6.4%-63.8% +12.2%
1 year +29.2%+0.2%-78.6% +13.0%
3 years +109.9%+62.0%-79.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.1%+17.5%-40.6% +23.1%
5 years +183.9%+14.7%-77.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.2%+2.8%-25.8% +11.0%
10 years +588.7%—-16.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.3%—-1.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLHGFLGLGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%29.1%116.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%28.1%150.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.25-1.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.01-0.68 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.9%-42.9%-90.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-1.8%-79.0% -1.8%
52-week high $327.10$46.51$1.00 $779.14
52-week low $201.73$33.54$0.15 $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.

MultipleCLHGFLGLGI
P/E now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 34.0x -337.0xmedian 34.0x -0.6xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 2.4xmedian 3.4x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 15.3x 8.4xmedian 15.3x -6.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 18.5x 6.2xmedian 18.5x -1.1xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.0x 2.2xmedian 3.0x 0.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.72median 3.42 -12.15median 3.42 0.01median 1.26

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 monthsCLHGFLGLGI
Revenue $6.24B $7.00B $22.12M
Gross profit $2.01B $1.47B -$2.92M
Operating income $739.29M $1.71B -$8.43M
Net income $439.05M -$249.50M -$9.70M
Free cash flow $461.72M $2.72B -$5.06M
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $-0.13 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $408.36M $192.10M $360.53K
Total debt $2.77B $19.12B $46.58M
Shares (diluted) 52.96M 378.69M 27.27M
Enterprise value $13.50B $14.75B $3.72M

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
MetricCLHGFLGLGI
P/E 38.1x -337.0x -0.6x
P/FCF 36.2x 6.2x -1.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 11.2x -1.7x
P/S 2.7x 2.4x 0.3x
P/B 5.7x 2.2x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 3.2x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 8.4x -6.9x
EV/EBIT 25.7x 15.4x -2.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.8x 0.8x
EV/FCF 41.1x 9.7x -3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 17.5x -5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.72 -12.15 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHGFLGLGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 9.7% -59.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -1.8% -28.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 16.5% -133.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 12.3% -31.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.5% 1.4% -472.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -3.8% -51.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.1% -107.0% -1,158%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 8.6% -50.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% -101.4% -1,653%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 27.7% -56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 13.9% -132.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -8.3% -31.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 7.7% -169.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -2.6% -49.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHGFLGLGI
Gross margin 32.3% 20.9% -13.2%
EBITDA margin 19.2% 44.5% -11.3%
Operating margin 11.8% 24.4% -38.1%
Pretax margin 9.6% -3.8% -42.4%
Net margin 7.0% -0.7% -43.8%
FCF margin 7.4% 38.9% -22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 21.6% -15.0%
Return on equity 15.4% -3.3% -94.7%
Return on assets 5.7% -1.2% -26.5%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 7.6% -37.9%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 8.9% -39.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -6.1x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHGFLGLGI
Debt / assets 35.4% 44.6% 33.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.0x -4.6x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 3.5x -2.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 65.0% 75.0%
Equity / assets 37.4% 35.0% 25.0%
Interest coverage – 3.0x –
Current ratio 2.1x 0.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.89 1.27 -1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHGFLGLGI
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusCLHGFLGLGI
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 73.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.29FY2026 $0.62FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +27.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +22.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHGFLGLGI
Held by institutions 93.5% 74.8% –
Institutions holding 658 323 –
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +10.3% –
Institutions buying 306 185 –
Institutions selling 246 101 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

CLHGFLGLGI
CLH 1.00 0.32 0.09
GFL 0.32 1.00 0.04
GLGI 0.09 0.04 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLH, GFL and GLGI?

GFL Environmental (GFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.49B, GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.64B, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $5.73M.

Which company is growing faster?

GFL Environmental (GFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, GFL Environmental (GFL) +9.7%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%, GFL Environmental (GFL) -0.7%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -43.8%). On return on invested capital, Clean Harbors (CLH) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 7.6%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clean Harbors (CLH) returned the most: Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%, GFL Environmental (GFL) +0.2%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -78.6%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (Clean Harbors (CLH) +23.2%/yr, GFL Environmental (GFL) +2.8%/yr, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -25.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.1%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 116.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.