LODE vs RSG vs CLH Stock Comparison

Comstock, Republic Services and Clean Harbors Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.75 -31.9% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$132.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$235.73 +11.1% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$72.18B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
1.08%
Solid Waste Industrials
5 wins
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$313.03 0.0% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.53B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
6 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.

QuestionLODERSGCLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $132.92M $72.18B $16.53B RSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x 33.2x 37.6x RSG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.6x 30.4x CLH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.1% +3.2% +5.1% CLH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,012.3% 12.9% 7.0% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.0% 9.7% RSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 1.9x CLH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.08% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% +6.6% +29.2% CLH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.3%/yr +12.7%/yr +22.8%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.1% 20.4% 27.9% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 59/100 66/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

LODERSGCLH

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

AxisLODERSGCLH
Valuation 7 #15 of 16 47 #9 of 16 53 #8 of 16
Growth 15 #12 of 14 62 #6 of 14 54 #7 of 14
Profitability 8 #13 of 14 100 #1 of 14 85 #3 of 14
Financial Health 80 #4 of 16 27 #12 of 16 73 #5 of 16
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 27 59 66
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • RSG ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • 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

PeriodLODERSGCLHSPY
1 month -31.9%+11.1%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -38.6%+8.8%+3.0% +3.9%
6 months -46.0%+13.3%+2.2% +8.2%
Year to date -53.5%+11.2%+33.5% +12.9%
1 year -42.4%+6.6%+29.2% +12.3%
3 years -56.3%+61.5%+107.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -24.1%+17.3%+27.5% +23.3%
5 years -92.4%+81.4%+178.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -40.3%+12.7%+22.8% +10.9%
10 years -97.1%+362.5%+582.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -29.8%+16.6%+21.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLODERSGCLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.1%20.4%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.8%19.1%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.10-0.430.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.331.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.1%-23.4%-30.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.3%-2.5%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $4.77$241.83$327.10 $779.14
52-week low $1.70$197.73$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.

MultipleLODERSGCLH
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 33.2x 33.2xmedian 33.2x 37.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 131.0xmedian 3.3x 4.3xmedian 3.3x 2.6xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 14.5x 16.1xmedian 14.5x 15.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 16.4x 27.2xmedian 16.4x 35.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 6.0xmedian 3.0x 5.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 2.81 2.61median 2.81 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 monthsLODERSGCLH
Revenue $1.01M $16.89B $6.24B
Gross profit -$1.68M $7.09B $2.01B
Operating income -$59.32M $3.37B $739.29M
Net income -$61.13M $2.19B $439.05M
Free cash flow -$39.16M $2.65B $461.72M
R&D $11.28M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $7.10 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $31.41M $107.00M $408.36M
Total debt – $14.07B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 36.71M 307.63M 52.96M
Enterprise value $3.20M $71.80B $13.54B

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
MetricLODERSGCLH
P/E -2.2x 33.2x 37.6x
P/FCF -3.4x 27.2x 35.8x
P/Operating cash flow -4.4x 15.9x 18.3x
P/S 131.0x 4.3x 2.6x
P/B 0.9x 6.0x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 6.4x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA -1.8x 16.1x 15.6x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 25.6x 25.4x
EV/Revenue 100.0x 5.1x 3.0x
EV/FCF -2.6x 32.5x 40.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x 19.0x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 2.61 10.58

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLODERSGCLH
Debt / assets – 40.0% 35.4%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 5.3x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 65.8% 62.6%
Equity / assets 72.7% 34.2% 37.4%
Interest coverage -68.6x 5.7x –
Current ratio 3.2x 0.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.6x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -2.24 3.09 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLODERSGCLH
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield -73.5% 2.0% 1.4%
Shareholder yield -73.5% 3.1% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusLODERSGCLH
Forward P/E – 31.6xFY2026 30.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $7.45FY2026 $10.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.1%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.9% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79MFY2026 $16.61BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +208.8%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +827.1% +15.6% +15.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLODERSGCLH
Held by institutions 57.0% 58.9% 93.5%
Institutions holding 107 1,302 658
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.1% +0.5% 0.0%
Institutions buying 67 622 306
Institutions selling 22 484 246
Buyers to sellers 3.05 1.29 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.

LODERSGCLH
LODE 1.00 -0.03 0.07
RSG -0.03 1.00 0.36
CLH 0.07 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LODE, RSG and CLH?

Republic Services (RSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comstock (LODE) $132.92M, Republic Services (RSG) $72.18B, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, LODE, RSG and CLH?

Republic Services (RSG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comstock (LODE) -2.2x, Republic Services (RSG) 33.2x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clean Harbors (CLH) is cheapest (Republic Services (RSG) 31.6x, 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?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clean Harbors (CLH) returned the most: Comstock (LODE) -42.4%, Republic Services (RSG) +6.6%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (Comstock (LODE) -40.3%/yr, Republic Services (RSG) +12.7%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Republic Services (RSG) 1.08%. 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) 80.1%, Republic Services (RSG) 20.4%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LODE, RSG 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 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.