LODE vs RSG vs GFL Stock Comparison

Comstock, Republic Services and GFL Environmental 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
10 wins
GFL GFL Environmental Inc.
$44.99 +6.5% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
0.18%
Solid Waste Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Republic Services leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Republic Services 10, GFL Environmental 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLODERSGGFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $132.92M $72.18B $16.69B RSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x 33.2x -331.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.6x 72.6x RSG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.1% +3.2% +9.7% GFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,012.3% 12.9% -0.7% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.0% 7.6% RSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 3.0x RSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.08% 0.18% RSG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% +6.6% -0.8% RSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.3%/yr +12.7%/yr +2.0%/yr RSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.1% 20.4% 29.1% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 59/100 46/100 RSG

Percentile Scorecard

LODERSGGFL

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

AxisLODERSGGFL
Valuation 7 #15 of 16 47 #9 of 16 73 #5 of 16
Growth 15 #12 of 14 62 #6 of 14 23 #11 of 14
Profitability 8 #13 of 14 100 #1 of 14 54 #7 of 14
Financial Health 80 #4 of 16 27 #12 of 16 33 #11 of 16
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 27 59 46
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • RSG ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • GFL ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLODERSGGFLSPY
1 month -31.9%+11.1%+6.5% -0.2%
3 months -38.6%+8.8%+14.9% +3.9%
6 months -46.0%+13.3%+12.1% +8.2%
Year to date -53.5%+11.2%+4.7% +12.9%
1 year -42.4%+6.6%-0.8% +12.3%
3 years -56.3%+61.5%+59.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -24.1%+17.3%+16.9% +23.3%
5 years -92.4%+81.4%+10.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -40.3%+12.7%+2.0% +10.9%
10 years -97.1%+362.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -29.8%+16.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLODERSGGFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.1%20.4%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.8%19.1%28.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.10-0.430.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.33-0.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.1%-23.4%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.3%-2.5%-3.3% -1.2%
52-week high $4.77$241.83$46.51 $779.14
52-week low $1.70$197.73$33.54 $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.

MultipleLODERSGGFL
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 33.2x 33.2xmedian 33.2x -331.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 131.0xmedian 3.3x 4.3xmedian 3.3x 2.4xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 14.5x 16.1xmedian 14.5x 8.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 16.4x 27.2xmedian 16.4x 6.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 6.0xmedian 3.0x 2.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 2.81 2.61median 2.81 -11.97median 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 monthsLODERSGGFL
Revenue $1.01M $16.89B $7.00B
Gross profit -$1.68M $7.09B $1.47B
Operating income -$59.32M $3.37B $1.71B
Net income -$61.13M $2.19B -$249.50M
Free cash flow -$39.16M $2.65B $2.72B
R&D $11.28M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $7.10 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $31.41M $107.00M $192.10M
Total debt – $14.07B $19.12B
Shares (diluted) 36.71M 307.63M 378.69M
Enterprise value $3.20M $71.80B $14.99B

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
MetricLODERSGGFL
P/E -2.2x 33.2x -331.9x
P/FCF -3.4x 27.2x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow -4.4x 15.9x 11.1x
P/S 131.0x 4.3x 2.4x
P/B 0.9x 6.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 6.4x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA -1.8x 16.1x 8.4x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 25.6x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 100.0x 5.1x 3.7x
EV/FCF -2.6x 32.5x 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x 19.0x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 2.61 -11.97

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLODERSGGFL
Debt / assets – 40.0% 44.6%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – 5.3x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 65.8% 65.0%
Equity / assets 72.7% 34.2% 35.0%
Interest coverage -68.6x 5.7x 3.0x
Current ratio 3.2x 0.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -2.24 3.09 1.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLODERSGGFL
Dividend yield – 1.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield -73.5% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield -73.5% 3.1% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusLODERSGGFL
Forward P/E – 31.6xFY2026 72.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $7.45FY2026 $0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.9% +27.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79MFY2026 $16.61BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +208.8%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +827.1% +15.6% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

LODERSGGFL
LODE 1.00 -0.03 -0.01
RSG -0.03 1.00 0.42
GFL -0.01 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LODE, RSG and GFL?

Republic Services (RSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comstock (LODE) $132.92M, Republic Services (RSG) $72.18B, GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Republic Services (RSG) returned the most: Comstock (LODE) -42.4%, Republic Services (RSG) +6.6%, GFL Environmental (GFL) -0.8%. Over five years, Republic Services (RSG) compounded fastest (Comstock (LODE) -40.3%/yr, Republic Services (RSG) +12.7%/yr, GFL Environmental (GFL) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest dividend yield: Republic Services (RSG) 1.08%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 0.18%. Comstock (LODE) 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%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.