CLH vs PBF vs VLO Stock Comparison

Clean Harbors, PBF Energy and Valero Energy 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
3 wins
PBF PBF Energy Inc.
$80.54 +9.3% 1M +138.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.71B
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$426.63 +10.2% 1M +149.4% 1Y
Market cap
$113.75B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$153.33B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PBF Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (PBF Energy 5, Valero Energy 3, Clean Harbors 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLHPBFVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.49B $8.71B $113.75B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 6.4x 8.8x PBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 3.5x 7.6x PBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +13.5% +24.6% VLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 3.9% — CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 17.9% — PBF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x — PBF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.2% +138.2% +149.4% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.2%/yr +40.6%/yr +40.3%/yr PBF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 65.3% 37.6% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 58/100 40/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

CLHPBFVLO

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

AxisCLHPBFVLO
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 82 #5 of 23 18 #19 of 23
Growth 62 #6 of 14 39 #12 of 19 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 85 #3 of 14 41 #11 of 18 –
Financial Health 73 #5 of 16 61 #10 of 24 –
Shareholder Returns – 65 #7 of 18 6 #17 of 18
Overall 70 58 40
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • PBF ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • VLO 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

PeriodCLHPBFVLOSPY
1 month +1.2%+9.3%+10.2% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%+28.3%+39.9% +3.5%
6 months +3.1%+97.5%+79.1% +7.0%
Year to date +35.2%+197.0%+162.1% +12.2%
1 year +29.2%+138.2%+149.4% +13.0%
3 years +109.9%+74.7%+245.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.1%+20.5%+51.2% +23.1%
5 years +183.9%+447.9%+442.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.2%+40.6%+40.3% +11.0%
10 years +588.7%+270.5%+616.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.3%+14.0%+21.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLHPBFVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%65.3%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%64.4%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.27-0.64-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.052.123.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.9%-76.8%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-11.7%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $327.10$91.18$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $201.73$26.02$161.94 $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.

MultipleCLHPBFVLO
P/E now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 34.0x 7.0xmedian 9.5x 9.7xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 15.3x 4.0xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 18.5x 14.3xmedian 9.5x 11.1xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 10.72median 3.42 -0.32median 0.35 0.77median 0.35

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 monthsCLHPBFVLO
Revenue $6.24B $34.37B $153.33B
Gross profit $2.01B $1.33B –
Operating income $739.29M $1.99B $17.58B
Net income $439.05M $1.37B –
Free cash flow $461.72M $670.60M –
EPS (diluted) $8.29 $11.18 $44.03
Cash & equivalents $408.36M $894.10M –
Total debt $2.77B $1.75B –
Shares (diluted) 52.96M 121.07M 294.00M
Enterprise value $13.50B $6.26B $113.75B

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
MetricCLHPBFVLO
P/E 38.1x 7.0x 9.7x
P/FCF 36.2x 14.3x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 5.8x –
P/S 2.7x 0.3x 0.8x
P/B 5.7x 1.5x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 1.5x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 4.0x –
EV/EBIT 25.7x 5.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 41.1x 15.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 6.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.72 -0.32 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLHPBFVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 13.5% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -6.5% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 224.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% -28.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.5% 260.4% 799.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -22.6% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.1% 237.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -24.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 230.5% 810.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -22.2% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 290.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -18.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 148.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -31.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLHPBFVLO
Gross margin 32.3% 3.9% –
EBITDA margin 19.2% 7.7% –
Operating margin 11.8% 5.8% –
Pretax margin 9.6% 5.3% –
Net margin 7.0% 3.9% –
FCF margin 7.4% 2.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 4.8% –
Return on equity 15.4% 22.4% 45.7%
Return on assets 5.7% 9.3% –
Return on invested capital 9.7% 17.9% –
Return on capital employed 11.3% 19.2% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 2.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLHPBFVLO
Debt / assets 35.4% 11.9% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 6.0x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 55.5% –
Equity / assets 37.4% 44.5% –
Interest coverage – 11.3x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.89 4.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLHPBFVLO
Dividend yield – 1.4% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 1.4% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% –

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.

ConsensusCLHPBFVLO
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 3.5xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.29FY2026 $23.07FY2026 $55.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.3%FY2026 – +426.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% -8.8% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $38.94BFY2026 $174.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% -5.6% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLHPBFVLO
Held by institutions 93.5% 88.3% 83.6%
Institutions holding 658 433 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +6.6% -1.5%
Institutions buying 306 259 950
Institutions selling 246 122 709
Buyers to sellers 1.24 2.12 1.34

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.

CLHPBFVLO
CLH 1.00 0.02 0.11
PBF 0.02 1.00 0.79
VLO 0.11 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLH, PBF and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.49B, PBF Energy (PBF) $8.71B, Valero Energy (VLO) $113.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLH, PBF and VLO?

PBF Energy (PBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.6x, PBF Energy (PBF) 6.4x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, PBF Energy (PBF) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.8x, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.5x, Valero Energy (VLO) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valero Energy (VLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, PBF Energy (PBF) +13.5%, Valero Energy (VLO) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, PBF Energy (PBF) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%, PBF Energy (PBF) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%, PBF Energy (PBF) +138.2%, Valero Energy (VLO) +149.4%. Over five years, PBF Energy (PBF) compounded fastest (Clean Harbors (CLH) +23.2%/yr, PBF Energy (PBF) +40.6%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +40.3%/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%, PBF Energy (PBF) 0.01%, Valero Energy (VLO) 0.00%. Clean Harbors (CLH) and Valero Energy (VLO) 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%, PBF Energy (PBF) 65.3%, Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PBF Energy (PBF) leads on 5. 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.