CLH vs OSK vs RETO Stock Comparison

Clean Harbors, Oshkosh and ReTo Eco-Solutions Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$309.47 -0.7% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.32B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
8 wins
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$135.10 +2.7% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.28B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
1.64%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCLHOSKRETOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.32B $8.28B $22.38K CLH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 16.8x 0.0x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.1x 13.5x — OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +4.2% — CLH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 4.6% — CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 10.2% — CLH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.6x — OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.64% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +8.2% -97.0% CLH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.4%/yr +4.8%/yr -87.8%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 39.3% 354.5% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 67/100 — CLH

Percentile Scorecard

CLHOSKRETO

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

AxisCLHOSKRETO
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 91 #20 of 203 67 #6 of 16
Growth 77 #4 of 14 40 #113 of 188 –
Profitability 92 #2 of 14 61 #72 of 183 –
Financial Health 64 #6 of 15 52 #105 of 216 71 #5 of 15
Shareholder Returns – 92 #13 of 152 –
Overall 73 67 –
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RETO ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLHOSKRETOSPY
1 month -0.7%+2.7%+588.9% +0.7%
3 months -2.5%-5.4%-77.5% +3.7%
6 months -1.0%-13.6%-74.2% +7.1%
Year to date +32.0%+7.5%-91.9% +12.8%
1 year +42.0%+8.2%-97.0% +11.9%
3 years +103.1%+53.5%-100.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.7%+15.4%-92.4% +22.8%
5 years +175.0%+26.3%-100.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +22.4%+4.8%-87.8% +10.9%
10 years +558.7%+154.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.7%+9.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLHOSKRETOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%39.3%354.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%38.3%244.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.261.412.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.690.21-0.27 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.9%-43.5%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-24.1%-97.0% -1.2%
52-week high $327.10$177.94$20.40 $779.14
52-week low $201.73$118.59$0.09 $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.

MultipleCLHOSKRETO
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 30.9x 16.8xmedian 25.8x 0.0xmedian 30.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 3.2x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 14.0x 9.0xmedian 14.6x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 17.3x 8.8xmedian 22.2x 0.0xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 0.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.13median 2.44 45.16median 1.45 —median 2.44

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 monthsCLHOSKRETO
Revenue $6.56B $10.76B –
Gross profit $2.17B $1.66B –
Operating income $864.39M $734.30M –
Net income $528.36M $498.50M –
Free cash flow $500.54M $942.10M –
EPS (diluted) $9.99 $8.01 –
Cash & equivalents $423.54M $558.00M $250.01K
Total debt $2.89B $1.10B $13.30M
Shares (diluted) 52.90M 62.24M 5.97K
Enterprise value $13.66B $6.59B -$1.36M

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
MetricCLHOSKRETO
P/E 30.9x 16.8x 0.0x
P/FCF 32.6x 8.8x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 7.3x –
P/S 2.5x 0.8x 0.1x
P/B 5.2x 1.8x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 2.1x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 9.0x –
EV/EBIT 21.6x 12.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 0.8x –
EV/FCF 37.3x 9.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 7.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.13 45.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHOSKRETO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 4.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% -10.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 2.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% -22.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.0% -25.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -1.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 38.1% -22.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 0.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 16.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 36.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 26.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 69.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHOSKRETO
Gross margin 33.1% 15.4% –
EBITDA margin 20.3% 9.1% –
Operating margin 13.2% 6.8% –
Pretax margin 10.9% 5.9% –
Net margin 8.0% 4.6% –
FCF margin 7.6% 8.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 10.5% –
Return on equity 17.5% 11.0% –
Return on assets 6.6% 4.9% –
Return on invested capital 10.9% 10.2% –
Return on capital employed 12.8% 10.5% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHOSKRETO
Debt / assets 34.9% 10.7% 7.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 5.8x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 55.6% 22.3%
Equity / assets 37.6% 44.4% 77.7%
Interest coverage – 6.1x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.7x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x 24,122x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.75 3.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHOSKRETO
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 4.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 5.7% –
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.

ConsensusCLHOSKRETO
Forward P/E 30.1xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.29FY2026 $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 $10.70BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +5.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHOSKRETO
Held by institutions 93.5% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 659 599 –
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +5.1% –
Institutions buying 307 310 –
Institutions selling 246 188 –
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.65 –

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.

CLHOSKRETO
CLH 1.00 0.17 0.08
OSK 0.17 1.00 0.04
RETO 0.08 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLH, OSK and RETO?

Clean Harbors (CLH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.32B, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.28B, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) $22.38K.

Which stock is cheaper, CLH, OSK and RETO?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.9x, Oshkosh (OSK) 16.8x, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.1x, Oshkosh (OSK) 13.5x). 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) +10.1%, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 8.0%, Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Clean Harbors (CLH) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 10.9%, Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clean Harbors (CLH) returned the most: Clean Harbors (CLH) +42.0%, Oshkosh (OSK) +8.2%, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -97.0%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.4%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.8%/yr, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -87.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oshkosh (OSK) 1.64%. Clean Harbors (CLH) and ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 24.9%, Oshkosh (OSK) 39.3%, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 354.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.