CLH vs LODE vs OSK Stock Comparison

Clean Harbors, Comstock and Oshkosh 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
6 wins
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.75 -31.9% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$132.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$134.20 +1.0% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.30B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.61B
Div. yield
1.65%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCLHLODEOSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.53B $132.92M $8.30B CLH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x -2.2x 15.1x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x — 13.4x OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% -69.1% +2.2% CLH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -6,012.3% 5.2% CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% — 11.4% OSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 0.7x OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.65% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.2% -42.4% -3.6% CLH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.8%/yr -40.3%/yr +4.5%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 80.1% 40.4% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 27/100 72/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

CLHLODEOSK

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

AxisCLHLODEOSK
Valuation 53 #8 of 16 7 #15 of 16 95 #12 of 203
Growth 54 #7 of 14 15 #12 of 14 59 #78 of 188
Profitability 85 #3 of 14 8 #13 of 14 63 #69 of 183
Financial Health 73 #5 of 16 80 #4 of 16 52 #105 of 217
Shareholder Returns – – 91 #15 of 153
Overall 66 27 72
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLHLODEOSKSPY
1 month 0.0%-31.9%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months +3.0%-38.6%-11.9% +3.9%
6 months +2.2%-46.0%-10.3% +8.2%
Year to date +33.5%-53.5%+6.8% +12.9%
1 year +29.2%-42.4%-3.6% +12.3%
3 years +107.3%-56.3%+55.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.5%-24.1%+15.9% +23.3%
5 years +178.6%-92.4%+24.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.8%-40.3%+4.5% +10.9%
10 years +582.7%-97.1%+155.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.2%-29.8%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLHLODEOSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%80.1%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%81.8%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.262.101.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.05-0.53-0.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.9%-94.1%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-63.3%-24.6% -1.2%
52-week high $327.10$4.77$177.94 $779.14
52-week low $201.73$1.70$118.59 $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.

MultipleCLHLODEOSK
P/E now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 33.2x -2.2xmedian 33.2x 15.1xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.3x 131.0xmedian 3.3x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 14.5x -1.8xmedian 14.5x 8.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 16.4x -3.4xmedian 16.4x 7.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.58median 2.81 -0.09median 2.81 1.18median 1.32

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 monthsCLHLODEOSK
Revenue $6.24B $1.01M $10.61B
Gross profit $2.01B -$1.68M $1.69B
Operating income $739.29M -$59.32M $797.60M
Net income $439.05M -$61.13M $556.30M
Free cash flow $461.72M -$39.16M $1.12B
R&D – $11.28M –
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $-1.66 $8.87
Cash & equivalents $408.36M $31.41M $403.60M
Total debt $2.77B – $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 52.96M 36.71M 62.75M
Enterprise value $13.54B $3.20M $6.95B

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
MetricCLHLODEOSK
P/E 37.6x -2.2x 15.1x
P/FCF 35.8x -3.4x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x -4.4x 6.4x
P/S 2.6x 131.0x 0.8x
P/B 5.6x 0.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 1.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x -1.8x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 25.4x -1.7x 11.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 100.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 40.7x -2.6x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x -3.3x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.58 -0.09 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHLODEOSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% -69.1% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 95.1% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% -248.9% -10.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.5% -34.3% -16.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -43.3% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.1% -11.6% -14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -17.9% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 49.5% -11.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 23.0% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% -70.7% 60.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -40.2% 57.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% -105.4% 99.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -35.3% 49.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHLODEOSK
Gross margin 32.3% -165.6% 15.9%
EBITDA margin 19.2% -5,651% 9.8%
Operating margin 11.8% -5,846% 7.5%
Pretax margin 9.6% -5,767% 6.5%
Net margin 7.0% -6,012% 5.2%
FCF margin 7.4% -3,860% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% -3,009% 12.3%
Return on equity 15.4% -40.7% 12.4%
Return on assets 5.7% -29.7% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 9.7% – 11.4%
Return on capital employed 11.3% -31.6% 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.5x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 63.9% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHLODEOSK
Debt / assets 35.4% – 11.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 6.0x – 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 27.3% 55.0%
Equity / assets 37.4% 72.7% 45.0%
Interest coverage – -68.6x 6.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.86 -2.24 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHLODEOSK
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 1.4% -73.5% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 1.4% -73.5% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusCLHLODEOSK
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 – 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.29FY2026 $-0.62FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 – -7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% – +46.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $4.79MFY2026 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +208.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +827.1% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHLODEOSK
Held by institutions 93.5% 57.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 658 107 598
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +21.1% +5.1%
Institutions buying 306 67 309
Institutions selling 246 22 188
Buyers to sellers 1.24 3.05 1.64

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.

CLHLODEOSK
CLH 1.00 0.07 0.26
LODE 0.07 1.00 0.20
OSK 0.26 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLH, LODE and OSK?

Clean Harbors (CLH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.53B, Comstock (LODE) $132.92M, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLH, LODE and OSK?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.6x, Comstock (LODE) -2.2x, Oshkosh (OSK) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.4x, Oshkosh (OSK) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Clean Harbors (CLH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, Comstock (LODE) -69.1%, Oshkosh (OSK) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%, Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Oshkosh (OSK) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%, Oshkosh (OSK) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clean Harbors (CLH) returned the most: Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%, Comstock (LODE) -42.4%, Oshkosh (OSK) -3.6%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.8%/yr, Comstock (LODE) -40.3%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oshkosh (OSK) 1.65%. Clean Harbors (CLH) and Comstock (LODE) 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%, Comstock (LODE) 80.1%, Oshkosh (OSK) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLH, LODE and OSK?

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 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.