CLH vs MPC vs GFL Stock Comparison

Clean Harbors, Marathon Petroleum and GFL Environmental Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$318.70 +1.8% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.74B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
3 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$457.20 +17.7% 1M +133.3% 1Y
Market cap
$135.82B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 8, Clean Harbors 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLHMPCGFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.74B $135.82B $16.86B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.1x 15.9x -336.6x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 6.8x 74.6x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +15.9% +9.7% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 5.5% -0.7% CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 19.7% 7.6% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.5x 3.0x MPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.8% +133.3% -1.2% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.7%/yr +46.6%/yr +2.0%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 35.9% 29.1% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 63/100 50/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

CLHMPCGFL

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

AxisCLHMPCGFL
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 27 #17 of 23 80 #4 of 16
Growth 54 #7 of 14 72 #6 of 19 31 #10 of 14
Profitability 77 #4 of 14 94 #2 of 19 62 #6 of 14
Financial Health 80 #4 of 16 54 #12 of 25 27 #12 of 16
Shareholder Returns 57 #4 of 8 65 #7 of 18 –
Overall 66 63 50
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • 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

PeriodCLHMPCGFLSPY
1 month +1.8%+17.7%+8.7% -1.0%
3 months +4.9%+47.8%+14.7% +2.9%
6 months +3.1%+104.0%+12.6% +6.4%
Year to date +35.9%+181.1%+6.0% +11.4%
1 year +30.8%+133.3%-1.2% +13.1%
3 years +105.0%+207.6%+55.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.1%+45.5%+15.8% +21.5%
5 years +177.7%+577.1%+10.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.7%+46.6%+2.0% +10.9%
10 years +603.7%+937.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +21.5%+26.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLHMPCGFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%35.9%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%34.7%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.26-0.250.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.113.71-0.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.9%-45.9%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-5.7%-2.1% -2.5%
52-week high $327.10$485.05$46.51 $779.14
52-week low $201.73$162.63$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.

MultipleCLHMPCGFL
P/E now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 33.8x 15.4xmedian 10.4x -335.8xmedian 33.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 2.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 15.8x 8.8xmedian 7.1x 8.4xmedian 15.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.4xmedian 18.4x 10.0xmedian 9.4x 6.2xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.1x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 10.77median 4.14 -15.03median 0.30 -12.11median 4.14

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 monthsCLHMPCGFL
Revenue $6.24B $156.18B $7.00B
Gross profit $2.01B $21.79B $1.47B
Operating income $739.29M $14.13B $1.71B
Net income $439.05M $10.31B -$249.50M
Free cash flow $461.72M $12.90B $2.72B
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $29.50 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $408.36M $7.77B $192.10M
Total debt $2.77B $33.26B $19.12B
Shares (diluted) 52.96M 290.00M 378.69M
Enterprise value $13.75B $119.57B $14.98B

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
MetricCLHMPCGFL
P/E 38.3x 15.4x -335.8x
P/FCF 36.4x 10.0x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 7.5x 11.2x
P/S 2.7x 0.8x 2.4x
P/B 5.7x 5.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 5.6x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 8.8x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 10.9x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.0x 3.8x
EV/FCF 41.3x 11.9x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 9.0x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.77 -15.03 -12.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHMPCGFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 15.9% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -0.6% -1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 71.5% 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -5.4% 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.5% 163.0% 1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -9.1% -3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.1% 174.5% -107.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -10.4% 8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 324.1% -101.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -1.0% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 164.9% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 4.8% -8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 253.7% 7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 1.0% -2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHMPCGFL
Gross margin 32.3% 14.0% 20.9%
EBITDA margin 19.2% 11.2% 44.5%
Operating margin 11.8% 9.0% 24.4%
Pretax margin 9.6% 8.2% -3.8%
Net margin 7.0% 5.5% -0.7%
FCF margin 7.4% 8.3% 38.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 11.0% 21.6%
Return on equity 15.4% 42.0% -3.3%
Return on assets 5.7% 11.3% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 19.7% 7.6%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 22.1% 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.7x -6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHMPCGFL
Debt / assets 35.4% 35.3% 44.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.5x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 2.6x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 72.7% 65.0%
Equity / assets 37.4% 27.3% 35.0%
Interest coverage – 10.4x 3.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.90 4.03 1.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHMPCGFL
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 4.7% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% –

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.

ConsensusCLHMPCGFL
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 74.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.26FY2026 $67.07FY2026 $0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.9%FY2026 +526.8%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.8% -15.5% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.27BFY2026 $192.62BFY2026 $6.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +42.4%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% -10.3% +22.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHMPCGFL
Held by institutions 93.5% 75.7% 74.8%
Institutions holding 658 1,930 323
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -0.3% +10.3%
Institutions buying 306 855 185
Institutions selling 246 699 101
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.22 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.

CLHMPCGFL
CLH 1.00 0.10 0.31
MPC 0.10 1.00 0.04
GFL 0.31 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLH, MPC and GFL?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.74B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $135.82B, GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLH, MPC and GFL?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Harbors (CLH) 38.1x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x, GFL Environmental (GFL) -336.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 31.1x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.8x, GFL Environmental (GFL) 74.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, GFL Environmental (GFL) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, GFL Environmental (GFL) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Clean Harbors (CLH) +30.8%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +133.3%, GFL Environmental (GFL) -1.2%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.7%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.6%/yr, GFL Environmental (GFL) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 0.00%. Clean Harbors (CLH) and GFL Environmental (GFL) 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%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 35.9%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLH, MPC 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, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads on 8. 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.