CWST vs GLGI vs CLH Stock Comparison

Casella Waste Systems, Greystone Logistics and Clean Harbors Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$313.03 0.0% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.68B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Clean Harbors leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Clean Harbors 9, Casella Waste Systems 1, Greystone Logistics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWSTGLGICLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.73B $6.00M $16.68B CLH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,004x -0.6x 38.0x CLH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.6x — 30.4x CLH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% -59.9% +5.1% CWST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% -43.8% 7.0% CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% -37.9% 9.7% CLH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -4.6x 1.9x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.5% -78.0% +29.2% CLH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr -24.6%/yr +22.8%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 116.5% 27.9% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 10/100 66/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

CWSTGLGICLH

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

AxisCWSTGLGICLH
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 29 #145 of 203 53 #8 of 16
Growth 39 #9 of 14 0 #188 of 188 54 #7 of 14
Profitability 62 #6 of 14 6 #173 of 183 85 #3 of 14
Financial Health 47 #9 of 16 7 #203 of 217 73 #5 of 16
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 47 10 66
  • CWST ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWSTGLGICLHSPY
1 month +13.9%-15.4%0.0% -0.2%
3 months +2.9%-12.0%+3.0% +3.9%
6 months +20.5%+37.5%+2.2% +8.2%
Year to date -4.3%-62.1%+33.5% +12.9%
1 year +5.5%-78.0%+29.2% +12.3%
3 years +27.5%-77.1%+107.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%-38.8%+27.5% +23.3%
5 years +12.7%-75.6%+178.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.4%-24.6%+22.8% +10.9%
10 years +755.8%-12.0%+582.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.0%-1.3%+21.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWSTGLGICLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%116.5%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%150.7%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.09-1.080.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.671.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.7%-90.7%-30.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-76.3%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $107.34$0.93$327.10 $779.14
52-week low $74.97$0.15$201.73 $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.

MultipleCWSTGLGICLH
P/E now vs peer median 1,045xmedian 33.2x -0.6xmedian 25.2x 37.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.3x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 14.5x -7.0xmedian 14.0x 15.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 55.6xmedian 16.4x -1.2xmedian 21.7x 35.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 5.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -20.53median 2.81 0.01median 1.32 10.58median 2.81

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 monthsCWSTGLGICLH
Revenue $1.96B $22.12M $6.24B
Gross profit $653.52M -$2.92M $2.01B
Operating income $66.07M -$8.43M $739.29M
Net income $5.70M -$9.70M $439.05M
Free cash flow $105.67M -$5.06M $461.72M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $-0.36 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $25.54M $360.53K $408.36M
Total debt $1.36B $46.58M $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 63.69M 27.27M 52.96M
Enterprise value $4.85B $3.99M $13.69B

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
MetricCWSTGLGICLH
P/E 1,045x -0.6x 37.6x
P/FCF 55.6x -1.2x 35.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x -1.8x 18.3x
P/S 3.0x 0.3x 2.6x
P/B 3.7x 0.7x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 0.7x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x -7.0x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 109.1x -2.1x 25.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 0.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF 68.2x -3.5x 40.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x -5.3x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -20.53 0.01 10.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWSTGLGICLH
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% -59.9% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.4% -28.0% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% -133.7% 10.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -31.4% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.1% -472.2% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -51.5% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.4% -1,158% 14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.8% -50.9% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.5% -1,653% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.9% -56.5% 3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -132.8% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -31.4% 7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% -169.9% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -49.9% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWSTGLGICLH
Gross margin 33.4% -13.2% 32.3%
EBITDA margin 20.1% -11.3% 19.2%
Operating margin 3.4% -38.1% 11.8%
Pretax margin 0.5% -42.4% 9.6%
Net margin 0.3% -43.8% 7.0%
FCF margin 5.4% -22.9% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% -15.0% 14.5%
Return on equity 0.4% -94.7% 15.4%
Return on assets 0.2% -26.5% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 1.5% -37.9% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 2.1% -39.6% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 61.6x 0.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWSTGLGICLH
Debt / assets 38.3% 33.5% 35.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -4.6x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 12.9x -2.4x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 75.0% 62.6%
Equity / assets 44.4% 25.0% 37.4%
Interest coverage 1.0x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.4x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.2x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.34 -1.82 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWSTGLGICLH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 1.4%
Shareholder yield – – 1.4%
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.

ConsensusCWSTGLGICLH
Forward P/E 72.6xFY2026 – 30.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 – $10.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 – +41.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% – +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.05BFY2026 – $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 – +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% – +15.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWSTGLGICLH
Held by institutions 100.0% – 93.5%
Institutions holding 415 – 658
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% – 0.0%
Institutions buying 231 – 306
Institutions selling 127 – 246
Buyers to sellers 1.82 – 1.24

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.

CWSTGLGICLH
CWST 1.00 0.01 0.32
GLGI 0.01 1.00 0.09
CLH 0.32 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWST, GLGI and CLH?

Clean Harbors (CLH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) $5.73B, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $6.00M, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWST, GLGI and CLH?

Clean Harbors (CLH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 1,004x, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.6x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 38.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clean Harbors (CLH) is cheapest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 72.6x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +13.6%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 0.3%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -43.8%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Clean Harbors (CLH) leads (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 1.5%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clean Harbors (CLH) returned the most: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +5.5%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -78.0%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +2.4%/yr, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -24.6%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 37.0%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 116.5%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.