GFL vs LODE Stock Comparison

GFL Environmental and Comstock Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFL GFL Environmental Inc.
$43.57 +5.1% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
5 wins
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.71 -29.9% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$122.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

GFL Environmental leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (GFL Environmental 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFLLODELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.61B $122.44M GFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -74.0x -2.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 70.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -69.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -6,012.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.4% -43.8% GFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr -40.2%/yr GFL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 80.1% GFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 29/100 GFL

Percentile Scorecard

GFLLODE

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

AxisGFLLODE
Valuation 87 #3 of 16 13 #14 of 16
Growth 15 #12 of 14 23 #11 of 14
Profitability 39 #9 of 14 8 #13 of 14
Financial Health 87 #3 of 16 73 #5 of 16
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall 57 29
  • GFL ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFLLODESPY
1 month +5.1%-29.9% +0.9%
3 months +8.2%-36.7% +5.9%
6 months +8.0%-46.2% +8.5%
Year to date +1.4%-54.5% +13.3%
1 year -3.4%-43.8% +12.4%
3 years +54.5%-57.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.6%-24.7% +23.5%
5 years +5.9%-92.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.2%-40.2% +11.0%
10 years —-97.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-29.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGFLLODESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%80.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%81.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.242.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-94.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-64.2% -0.9%
52-week high $46.51$4.77 $779.14
52-week low $33.54$1.70 $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.

MultipleGFLLODE
P/E now vs peer median -71.8xmedian 31.3x -2.1xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.1x 128.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 14.3x -1.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 16.9x -3.3xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 2.37 -0.09median 2.37

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 monthsGFLLODE
Revenue – $1.01M
Gross profit – -$1.68M
Operating income $1.72B -$59.32M
Net income -$385.60M -$61.13M
Free cash flow $2.88B -$39.16M
R&D – $11.28M
EPS (diluted) $-0.59 $-1.66
Cash & equivalents $296.50M $31.41M
Total debt $14.20M –
Shares (diluted) 378.69M 36.71M
Enterprise value $14.62B -$10.60M

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
MetricGFLLODE
P/E -71.8x -2.1x
P/FCF 5.6x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x -4.3x
P/S 2.3x 128.0x
P/B 1.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x -1.7x
EV/EBIT 9.2x -1.7x
EV/Revenue – 97.0x
EV/FCF 5.5x -2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x -3.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 -0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFLLODE
Revenue growth (1Y) – -69.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 95.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -248.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.2% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -43.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -110.8% -11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.6% -17.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -106.3% 49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -70.7% 23.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.2% -70.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% -40.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% -105.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -35.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFLLODE
Gross margin – -165.6%
EBITDA margin – -5,651%
Operating margin – -5,846%
Pretax margin – -5,767%
Net margin – -6,012%
FCF margin – -3,860%
Operating cash flow margin – -3,009%
Return on equity -4.0% -40.7%
Return on assets -1.5% -29.7%
Return on invested capital 9.7% –
Return on capital employed 7.6% -31.6%
Asset turnover – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 63.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFLLODE
Debt / assets 0.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 27.3%
Equity / assets 41.0% 72.7%
Interest coverage 2.8x -68.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.7x
Altman Z-score – -2.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFLLODE
Dividend yield 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – -75.2%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -75.2%
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.

ConsensusGFLLODE
Forward P/E 70.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.62FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +27.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.10BFY2026 $4.79MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +208.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +827.1%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

GFLLODE
GFL 1.00 -0.01
LODE -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFL and LODE?

GFL Environmental (GFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.61B, Comstock (LODE) $122.44M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GFL Environmental (GFL) returned the most: GFL Environmental (GFL) -3.4%, Comstock (LODE) -43.8%. Over five years, GFL Environmental (GFL) compounded fastest (GFL Environmental (GFL) +1.2%/yr, Comstock (LODE) -40.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GFL Environmental (GFL) has been the steadiest (GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.2%, Comstock (LODE) 80.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do GFL and LODE move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of -0.01, a negative relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, GFL and LODE?

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