CWST vs OSK vs WBI Stock Comparison

Casella Waste Systems, Oshkosh and WaterBridge Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$135.10 +2.7% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.59B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oshkosh leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Oshkosh 7, WaterBridge Infrastructure 3, Casella Waste Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWSTOSKWBILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.85B $8.59B $1.49B OSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,025x 17.2x 31.2x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 70.0x 13.5x 49.8x OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +4.2% +110.0% WBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% 4.6% 6.2% WBI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% 10.2% 3.6% OSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.6x 4.3x OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.3% +8.2% +28.8% WBI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr +4.8%/yr — OSK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 39.3% 45.2% CWST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 67/100 40/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

CWSTOSKWBI

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

AxisCWSTOSKWBI
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 91 #20 of 203 6 #33 of 35
Growth 46 #8 of 14 40 #113 of 188 100 #1 of 34
Profitability 62 #6 of 14 61 #72 of 183 23 #24 of 31
Financial Health 36 #10 of 15 52 #105 of 216 72 #10 of 33
Shareholder Returns – 92 #13 of 152 0 #31 of 31
Overall 46 67 40
  • CWST ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WBI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWSTOSKWBISPY
1 month +12.6%+2.7%+6.9% +0.7%
3 months +0.9%-5.4%-7.6% +3.7%
6 months +14.0%-13.6%+0.7% +7.1%
Year to date -7.8%+7.5%+51.7% +12.8%
1 year +7.3%+8.2%+28.8% +11.9%
3 years +20.8%+53.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.5%+15.4%— +22.8%
5 years +4.1%+26.3%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.8%+4.8%— +10.9%
10 years +724.0%+154.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.5%+9.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWSTOSKWBISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%39.3%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%38.3%47.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.081.410.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.210.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.7%-43.5%-30.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-24.1%-16.2% -1.2%
52-week high $107.34$177.94$36.22 $779.14
52-week low $74.97$118.59$18.76 $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.

MultipleCWSTOSKWBI
P/E now vs peer median 1,007xmedian 30.9x 16.8xmedian 25.8x 30.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.2x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.0x 9.0xmedian 14.6x 14.4xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.5xmedian 17.3x 8.8xmedian 22.2x -30.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -19.78median 2.44 45.16median 1.45 —median 1.68

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 monthsCWSTOSKWBI
Revenue $1.96B $10.76B $777.97M
Gross profit $653.52M $1.66B $205.03M
Operating income $66.07M $734.30M $126.63M
Net income $5.70M $498.50M $53.91M
Free cash flow $105.67M $942.10M -$122.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $8.01 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $25.54M $558.00M $47.62M
Total debt $1.36B $1.10B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 63.69M 62.24M 48.76M
Enterprise value $4.97B $6.89B $1.33B

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
MetricCWSTOSKWBI
P/E 1,007x 16.8x 30.9x
P/FCF 53.5x 8.8x -30.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 7.3x 14.4x
P/S 2.9x 0.8x 4.8x
P/B 3.6x 1.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 2.1x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 9.0x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 105.9x 12.0x 42.0x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 0.8x 6.8x
EV/FCF 66.2x 9.4x -43.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 7.8x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.78 45.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWSTOSKWBI
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 4.2% 110.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% -10.1% 85.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 2.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.1% -22.8% 89.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -48.4% -25.2% 325.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.8% -1.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -48.5% -22.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.9% 0.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 16.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 36.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% 26.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 69.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWSTOSKWBI
Gross margin 33.4% 15.4% 26.4%
EBITDA margin 20.1% 9.1% 47.3%
Operating margin 3.4% 6.8% 16.3%
Pretax margin 0.5% 5.9% 7.2%
Net margin 0.3% 4.6% 6.2%
FCF margin 5.4% 8.8% -15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 10.5% 33.5%
Return on equity 0.4% 11.0% 2.9%
Return on assets 0.2% 4.9% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 1.5% 10.2% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 10.5% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 61.6x 2.3x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWSTOSKWBI
Debt / assets 38.3% 10.7% 41.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.6x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 1.2x -13.2x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 55.6% 53.6%
Equity / assets 44.4% 44.4% 46.4%
Interest coverage 1.0x 6.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.28 3.13 1.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWSTOSKWBI
Dividend yield – 1.6% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 4.1% –
Shareholder yield – 5.7% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusCWSTOSKWBI
Forward P/E 70.0xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 49.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $10.00FY2026 $0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% +46.4% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.05BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026 $858.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% +5.3% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWSTOSKWBI
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 416 599 164
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +5.1% +29.4%
Institutions buying 231 310 101
Institutions selling 127 188 41
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.65 2.46

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.

CWSTOSKWBI
CWST 1.00 0.11 0.01
OSK 0.11 1.00 0.09
WBI 0.01 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWST, OSK and WBI?

Oshkosh (OSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) $5.85B, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.59B, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) $1.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWST, OSK and WBI?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 1,025x, Oshkosh (OSK) 17.2x, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 70.0x, Oshkosh (OSK) 13.5x, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 49.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +13.6%, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) +110.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) has the highest net margin (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 0.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Oshkosh (OSK) leads (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 1.5%, Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) returned the most: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +7.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) +8.2%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) +28.8%. Over five years, Oshkosh (OSK) compounded fastest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +0.8%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) has been the steadiest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 37.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) 39.3%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWST, OSK and WBI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oshkosh (OSK) leads on 7. 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.