LODE vs WM vs CLH Stock Comparison

Comstock, Waste Management and Clean Harbors Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.70 -33.9% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$134.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
WM Waste Management Inc
$241.10 +16.5% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$94.06B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Solid Waste Industrials
7 wins
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$316.96 +1.2% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.64B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Waste Management leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Waste Management 7, Clean Harbors 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLODEWMCLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $134.57M $94.06B $16.64B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x 33.0x 37.9x WM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.9x 30.8x WM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.1% +7.2% +5.1% WM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,012.3% 11.1% 7.0% WM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.7% 9.7% WM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 1.9x CLH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.9% +12.3% +29.2% CLH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.4%/yr +9.2%/yr +23.2%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.2% 21.3% 27.9% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 57/100 70/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

LODEWMCLH

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

AxisLODEWMCLH
Valuation 7 #15 of 16 53 #8 of 16 60 #7 of 16
Growth 15 #12 of 14 69 #5 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Profitability 8 #13 of 14 92 #2 of 14 85 #3 of 14
Financial Health 80 #4 of 16 13 #14 of 16 73 #5 of 16
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 27 57 70
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WM 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

PeriodLODEWMCLHSPY
1 month -33.9%+16.5%+1.2% -0.8%
3 months -45.3%+1.4%+5.1% +3.5%
6 months -48.2%+6.6%+3.1% +7.0%
Year to date -54.8%+9.7%+35.2% +12.2%
1 year -45.9%+12.3%+29.2% +13.0%
3 years -57.5%+49.4%+109.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.8%+14.3%+28.1% +23.1%
5 years -92.4%+55.4%+183.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -40.4%+9.2%+23.2% +11.0%
10 years -97.0%+276.9%+588.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -29.7%+14.2%+21.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLODEWMCLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.2%21.3%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.8%20.7%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.10-0.410.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.581.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.1%-18.7%-30.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.4%-2.2%-3.1% -1.8%
52-week high $4.77$246.51$327.10 $779.14
52-week low $1.70$196.77$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.

MultipleLODEWMCLH
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 34.0x 33.9xmedian 34.0x 38.1xmedian 34.0x
P/S now vs peer median 127.2xmedian 3.4x 3.8xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 15.3x 15.9xmedian 15.3x 15.8xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 18.5x 27.0xmedian 18.5x 36.2xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 9.7xmedian 3.0x 5.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 3.42 4.17median 3.42 10.72median 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 monthsLODEWMCLH
Revenue $1.01M $25.67B $6.24B
Gross profit -$1.68M $10.49B $2.01B
Operating income -$59.32M $4.51B $739.29M
Net income -$61.13M $2.85B $439.05M
Free cash flow -$39.16M $3.57B $461.72M
R&D $11.28M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $7.09 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $31.41M $557.00M $408.36M
Total debt – $93.65B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 36.71M 402.40M 52.96M
Enterprise value $1.53M $92.97B $13.65B

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
MetricLODEWMCLH
P/E -2.1x 33.9x 38.1x
P/FCF -3.3x 27.0x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x 14.8x 18.5x
P/S 127.2x 3.8x 2.7x
P/B 0.9x 9.7x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 15.3x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x 15.9x 15.8x
EV/EBIT -1.6x 26.4x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 96.3x 4.6x 3.0x
EV/FCF -2.5x 33.4x 41.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 18.3x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 4.17 10.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLODEWMCLH
Revenue growth (1Y) -69.1% 7.2% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 95.1% 8.6% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -248.9% -18.6% 10.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% 7.3% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 9.1% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.6% 4.8% 14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 7.7% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.5% 5.3% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 8.1% 3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 15.9% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 14.8% 7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.4% 65.2% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% 33.4% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLODEWMCLH
Gross margin -165.6% 40.9% 32.3%
EBITDA margin -5,651% 29.3% 19.2%
Operating margin -5,846% 17.6% 11.8%
Pretax margin -5,767% 14.1% 9.6%
Net margin -6,012% 11.1% 7.0%
FCF margin -3,860% 13.9% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin -3,009% 25.4% 14.5%
Return on equity -40.7% 28.6% 15.4%
Return on assets -29.7% 6.2% 5.7%
Return on invested capital – 10.7% 9.7%
Return on capital employed -31.6% 11.2% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 63.9% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLODEWMCLH
Debt / assets – 50.3% 35.4%
Debt / equity – 2.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 6.5x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 78.6% 62.6%
Equity / assets 72.7% 21.4% 37.4%
Interest coverage -68.6x – –
Current ratio 3.2x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -2.29 2.99 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLODEWMCLH
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield -75.7% 1.0% 1.4%
Shareholder yield -75.7% 2.5% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –

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.

ConsensusLODEWMCLH
Forward P/E – 27.9xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $10.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.3%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.5% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79MFY2026 $25.84BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +208.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +827.1% +12.0% +15.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLODEWMCLH
Held by institutions 57.0% 82.3% 93.5%
Institutions holding 107 2,348 658
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.1% +0.8% 0.0%
Institutions buying 67 1,094 306
Institutions selling 22 901 246
Buyers to sellers 3.05 1.21 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.

LODEWMCLH
LODE 1.00 -0.02 0.08
WM -0.02 1.00 0.30
CLH 0.08 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LODE, WM and CLH?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comstock (LODE) $134.57M, Waste Management (WM) $94.06B, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, LODE, WM and CLH?

Waste Management (WM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comstock (LODE) -2.2x, Waste Management (WM) 33.0x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Management (WM) is cheapest (Waste Management (WM) 27.9x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Management (WM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comstock (LODE) -69.1%, Waste Management (WM) +7.2%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest net margin (Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%, Waste Management (WM) 11.1%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Waste Management (WM) leads (Waste Management (WM) 10.7%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clean Harbors (CLH) returned the most: Comstock (LODE) -45.9%, Waste Management (WM) +12.3%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (Comstock (LODE) -40.4%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +9.2%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +23.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Comstock (LODE) 0.00%, Waste Management (WM) 0.02%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%. Comstock (LODE) and Clean Harbors (CLH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Comstock (LODE) 80.2%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LODE, WM 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, Waste Management (WM) leads on 7. 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.