GFL vs LODE vs RSG Stock Comparison

GFL Environmental, Comstock and Republic Services Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFL GFL Environmental Inc.
$45.68 +8.1% 1M +0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
1 win
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.70 -33.9% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$132.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$241.35 +13.8% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.40B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Republic Services leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Republic Services 9, GFL Environmental 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFLLODERSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.64B $132.67M $72.40B RSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -332.1x -2.2x 33.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 73.7x — 32.4x RSG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% -69.1% +3.2% GFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% -6,012.3% 12.9% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% — 11.0% RSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — 2.6x RSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.2% -45.9% +8.2% RSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr -40.4%/yr +13.3%/yr RSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 80.2% 20.3% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 27/100 58/100 RSG

Percentile Scorecard

GFLLODERSG

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

AxisGFLLODERSG
Valuation 80 #4 of 16 7 #15 of 16 47 #9 of 16
Growth 23 #11 of 14 15 #12 of 14 54 #7 of 14
Profitability 54 #7 of 14 8 #13 of 14 100 #1 of 14
Financial Health 40 #10 of 16 80 #4 of 16 33 #11 of 16
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 49 27 58
  • GFL ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • RSG ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFLLODERSGSPY
1 month +8.1%-33.9%+13.8% -0.8%
3 months +17.2%-45.3%+11.3% +3.5%
6 months +15.1%-48.2%+17.1% +7.0%
Year to date +6.4%-54.8%+13.9% +12.2%
1 year +0.2%-45.9%+8.2% +13.0%
3 years +62.0%-57.5%+65.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.5%-24.8%+18.3% +23.1%
5 years +14.7%-92.4%+86.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%-40.4%+13.3% +11.0%
10 years —-97.0%+370.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-29.7%+16.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGFLLODERSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%80.2%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%81.8%18.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.252.10-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.570.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-94.1%-23.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-64.4%-0.2% -1.8%
52-week high $46.51$4.77$241.83 $779.14
52-week low $33.54$1.70$197.73 $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.

MultipleGFLLODERSG
P/E now vs peer median -337.0xmedian 34.0x -2.1xmedian 34.0x 34.0xmedian 34.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.4x 127.2xmedian 3.4x 4.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 15.3x -1.7xmedian 15.3x 16.4xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 18.5x -3.3xmedian 18.5x 27.9xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 6.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -12.15median 3.42 -0.09median 3.42 2.68median 3.42

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 monthsGFLLODERSG
Revenue $7.00B $1.01M $16.89B
Gross profit $1.47B -$1.68M $7.09B
Operating income $1.71B -$59.32M $3.37B
Net income -$249.50M -$61.13M $2.19B
Free cash flow $2.72B -$39.16M $2.65B
R&D – $11.28M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.13 $-1.66 $7.10
Cash & equivalents $192.10M $31.41M $107.00M
Total debt $19.12B – $14.07B
Shares (diluted) 378.69M 36.71M 307.63M
Enterprise value $14.75B -$367.26K $72.01B

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
MetricGFLLODERSG
P/E -337.0x -2.1x 34.0x
P/FCF 6.2x -3.3x 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x -4.2x 16.3x
P/S 2.4x 127.2x 4.4x
P/B 2.2x 0.9x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 1.0x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x -1.7x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 15.4x -1.6x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 96.3x 5.2x
EV/FCF 9.7x -2.5x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x -3.2x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.15 -0.09 2.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFLLODERSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% -69.1% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 95.1% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.5% -248.9% 2.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – 7.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.4% -34.3% 1.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -43.3% 9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.0% -11.6% 2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -17.9% 11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -101.4% 49.5% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 23.0% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% -70.7% 9.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -40.2% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.7% -105.4% 12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -35.3% 12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFLLODERSG
Gross margin 20.9% -165.6% 42.0%
EBITDA margin 44.5% -5,651% 31.7%
Operating margin 24.4% -5,846% 19.9%
Pretax margin -3.8% -5,767% 15.2%
Net margin -0.7% -6,012% 12.9%
FCF margin 38.9% -3,860% 15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% -3,009% 26.9%
Return on equity -3.3% -40.7% 18.2%
Return on assets -1.2% -29.7% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 7.6% – 11.0%
Return on capital employed 8.9% -31.6% 10.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.1x 0.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 63.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFLLODERSG
Debt / assets 44.6% – 40.0%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – 2.6x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 27.3% 65.8%
Equity / assets 35.0% 72.7% 34.2%
Interest coverage 3.0x -68.6x 5.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 3.2x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.27 -2.29 3.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFLLODERSG
Dividend yield 0.2% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – -75.7% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -75.7% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 34.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 28.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.4%

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.

ConsensusGFLLODERSG
Forward P/E 73.7xFY2026 – 32.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.62FY2026 $-0.62FY2026 $7.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 – +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.4% – +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.10BFY2026 $4.79MFY2026 $16.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +208.8%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +827.1% +15.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFLLODERSG
Held by institutions 74.8% 57.0% 58.9%
Institutions holding 323 107 1,302
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.3% +21.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying 185 67 622
Institutions selling 101 22 484
Buyers to sellers 1.83 3.05 1.29

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.

GFLLODERSG
GFL 1.00 -0.01 0.41
LODE -0.01 1.00 -0.03
RSG 0.41 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFL, LODE and RSG?

Republic Services (RSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.64B, Comstock (LODE) $132.67M, Republic Services (RSG) $72.40B.

Which company is growing faster?

GFL Environmental (GFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GFL Environmental (GFL) +9.7%, Comstock (LODE) -69.1%, Republic Services (RSG) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (GFL Environmental (GFL) -0.7%, Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%, Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%). On return on invested capital, Republic Services (RSG) leads (GFL Environmental (GFL) 7.6%, Republic Services (RSG) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Republic Services (RSG) returned the most: GFL Environmental (GFL) +0.2%, Comstock (LODE) -45.9%, Republic Services (RSG) +8.2%. Over five years, Republic Services (RSG) compounded fastest (GFL Environmental (GFL) +2.8%/yr, Comstock (LODE) -40.4%/yr, Republic Services (RSG) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: GFL Environmental (GFL) 0.00%, Comstock (LODE) 0.00%, Republic Services (RSG) 0.01%. GFL Environmental (GFL) and Comstock (LODE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Republic Services (RSG) has been the steadiest (GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.1%, Comstock (LODE) 80.2%, Republic Services (RSG) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFL, LODE and RSG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Republic Services (RSG) 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.