LODE vs CLH vs RSG Stock Comparison

Comstock, Clean Harbors and Republic Services Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.70 -33.9% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$130.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$316.96 +1.2% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.45B
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
6 wins
RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$241.35 +13.8% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.31B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Clean Harbors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Clean Harbors 6, Republic Services 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLODECLHRSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $130.02M $16.45B $72.31B RSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 37.5x 33.1x RSG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.8x 32.4x CLH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.1% +5.1% +3.2% CLH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,012.3% 7.0% 12.9% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.7% 11.0% RSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 2.6x CLH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.9% +29.2% +8.2% CLH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.4%/yr +23.2%/yr +13.3%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.2% 27.9% 20.3% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 70/100 58/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

LODECLHRSG

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

AxisLODECLHRSG
Valuation 7 #15 of 16 60 #7 of 16 47 #9 of 16
Growth 15 #12 of 14 62 #6 of 14 54 #7 of 14
Profitability 8 #13 of 14 85 #3 of 14 100 #1 of 14
Financial Health 80 #4 of 16 73 #5 of 16 33 #11 of 16
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 27 70 58
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • CLH 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

PeriodLODECLHRSGSPY
1 month -33.9%+1.2%+13.8% -0.8%
3 months -45.3%+5.1%+11.3% +3.5%
6 months -48.2%+3.1%+17.1% +7.0%
Year to date -54.8%+35.2%+13.9% +12.2%
1 year -45.9%+29.2%+8.2% +13.0%
3 years -57.5%+109.9%+65.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.8%+28.1%+18.3% +23.1%
5 years -92.4%+183.9%+86.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -40.4%+23.2%+13.3% +11.0%
10 years -97.0%+588.7%+370.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -29.7%+21.3%+16.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLODECLHRSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.2%27.9%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.8%31.1%18.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.100.27-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.571.050.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.1%-30.9%-23.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.4%-3.1%-0.2% -1.8%
52-week high $4.77$327.10$241.83 $779.14
52-week low $1.70$201.73$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.

MultipleLODECLHRSG
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 34.0x 38.1xmedian 34.0x 34.0xmedian 34.0x
P/S now vs peer median 127.2xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x 4.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 15.3x 15.8xmedian 15.3x 16.4xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 18.5x 36.2xmedian 18.5x 27.9xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 5.7xmedian 3.0x 6.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 3.42 10.72median 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 monthsLODECLHRSG
Revenue $1.01M $6.24B $16.89B
Gross profit -$1.68M $2.01B $7.09B
Operating income -$59.32M $739.29M $3.37B
Net income -$61.13M $439.05M $2.19B
Free cash flow -$39.16M $461.72M $2.65B
R&D $11.28M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $8.29 $7.10
Cash & equivalents $31.41M $408.36M $107.00M
Total debt – $2.77B $14.07B
Shares (diluted) 36.71M 52.96M 307.63M
Enterprise value -$3.02M $13.46B $71.92B

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
MetricLODECLHRSG
P/E -2.1x 38.1x 34.0x
P/FCF -3.3x 36.2x 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x 18.5x 16.3x
P/S 127.2x 2.7x 4.4x
P/B 0.9x 5.7x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 7.7x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x 15.8x 16.4x
EV/EBIT -1.6x 25.7x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 96.3x 3.0x 5.2x
EV/FCF -2.5x 41.1x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 21.0x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 10.72 2.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLODECLHRSG
Revenue growth (1Y) -69.1% 5.1% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 95.1% 5.3% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -248.9% 10.2% 2.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 7.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% 13.5% 1.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 4.5% 9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.6% 14.1% 2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 2.6% 11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.5% 15.9% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 3.6% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 19.9% 9.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 7.3% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.4% 20.0% 12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% 12.0% 12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLODECLHRSG
Gross margin -165.6% 32.3% 42.0%
EBITDA margin -5,651% 19.2% 31.7%
Operating margin -5,846% 11.8% 19.9%
Pretax margin -5,767% 9.6% 15.2%
Net margin -6,012% 7.0% 12.9%
FCF margin -3,860% 7.4% 15.7%
Operating cash flow margin -3,009% 14.5% 26.9%
Return on equity -40.7% 15.4% 18.2%
Return on assets -29.7% 5.7% 6.3%
Return on invested capital – 9.7% 11.0%
Return on capital employed -31.6% 11.3% 10.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 63.9% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLODECLHRSG
Debt / assets – 35.4% 40.0%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 6.0x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 62.6% 65.8%
Equity / assets 72.7% 37.4% 34.2%
Interest coverage -68.6x – 5.7x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.1x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -2.29 3.89 3.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLODECLHRSG
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield -75.7% 1.4% 2.0%
Shareholder yield -75.7% 1.4% 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.

ConsensusLODECLHRSG
Forward P/E – 30.8xFY2026 32.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $10.29FY2026 $7.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +41.3%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.3% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79MFY2026 $6.28BFY2026 $16.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +208.8%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +827.1% +15.7% +15.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLODECLHRSG
Held by institutions 57.0% 93.5% 58.9%
Institutions holding 107 658 1,302
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.1% 0.0% +0.5%
Institutions buying 67 306 622
Institutions selling 22 246 484
Buyers to sellers 3.05 1.24 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.

LODECLHRSG
LODE 1.00 0.08 -0.03
CLH 0.08 1.00 0.36
RSG -0.03 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LODE, CLH and RSG?

Republic Services (RSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comstock (LODE) $130.02M, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.45B, Republic Services (RSG) $72.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, LODE, CLH and RSG?

Republic Services (RSG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comstock (LODE) -2.1x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.5x, Republic Services (RSG) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clean Harbors (CLH) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.8x, Republic Services (RSG) 32.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Clean Harbors (CLH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comstock (LODE) -69.1%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, Republic Services (RSG) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%, Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%). On return on invested capital, Republic Services (RSG) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%, Republic Services (RSG) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clean Harbors (CLH) returned the most: Comstock (LODE) -45.9%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%, Republic Services (RSG) +8.2%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (Comstock (LODE) -40.4%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +23.2%/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: Comstock (LODE) 0.00%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%, Republic Services (RSG) 0.01%. Comstock (LODE) and Clean Harbors (CLH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Republic Services (RSG) has been the steadiest (Comstock (LODE) 80.2%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%, Republic Services (RSG) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LODE, CLH 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, Clean Harbors (CLH) leads on 6. 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.