LODE vs WM vs GFL Stock Comparison

Comstock, Waste Management and GFL Environmental Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.71 -36.2% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$128.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
WM Waste Management Inc
$239.38 +15.1% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$96.86B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.67B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
8 wins
GFL GFL Environmental Inc.
$45.52 +8.7% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Waste Management leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Waste Management 8, GFL Environmental 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLODEWMGFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $128.50M $96.86B $16.86B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 34.0x -336.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.7x 74.6x WM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.1% +7.2% +9.7% GFL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,012.3% 11.1% -0.7% WM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.7% 7.6% WM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 3.0x GFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% +10.8% -1.2% WM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.2%/yr +7.8%/yr +2.0%/yr WM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.3% 21.3% 29.1% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 54/100 50/100 WM

Percentile Scorecard

LODEWMGFL

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

AxisLODEWMGFL
Valuation 7 #15 of 16 47 #9 of 16 80 #4 of 16
Growth 15 #12 of 14 77 #4 of 14 31 #10 of 14
Profitability 8 #13 of 14 92 #2 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Financial Health 73 #5 of 16 13 #14 of 16 27 #12 of 16
Shareholder Returns 0 #8 of 8 43 #5 of 8 –
Overall 21 54 50
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WM 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

PeriodLODEWMGFLSPY
1 month -36.2%+15.1%+8.7% -1.0%
3 months -42.8%+0.2%+14.7% +2.9%
6 months -47.4%+4.3%+12.6% +6.4%
Year to date -54.5%+9.0%+6.0% +11.4%
1 year -42.4%+10.8%-1.2% +13.1%
3 years -58.3%+54.8%+55.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -25.3%+15.7%+15.8% +21.5%
5 years -92.9%+45.6%+10.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -41.2%+7.8%+2.0% +10.9%
10 years -97.6%+284.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -31.3%+14.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLODEWMGFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.3%21.3%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.9%20.5%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.09-0.420.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.51-0.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-18.7%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-2.9%-2.1% -2.5%
52-week high $4.77$246.51$46.51 $779.14
52-week low $1.71$196.77$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.

MultipleLODEWMGFL
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 33.8x 33.7xmedian 33.8x -335.8xmedian 33.8x
P/S now vs peer median 128.0xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x 2.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 15.8x 15.8xmedian 15.8x 8.4xmedian 15.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 18.4x 26.8xmedian 18.4x 6.2xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.1x 9.6xmedian 3.1x 2.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 4.14 4.14median 4.14 -12.11median 4.14

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 monthsLODEWMGFL
Revenue $1.01M $25.67B $7.00B
Gross profit -$1.68M $10.49B $1.47B
Operating income -$59.32M $4.51B $1.71B
Net income -$61.13M $2.85B -$249.50M
Free cash flow -$39.16M $3.57B $2.72B
R&D $11.28M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $7.09 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $31.41M $557.00M $192.10M
Total debt – $93.65B $19.12B
Shares (diluted) 36.71M 402.40M 378.69M
Enterprise value -$4.54M $95.77B $14.98B

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
MetricLODEWMGFL
P/E -2.1x 33.7x -335.8x
P/FCF -3.3x 26.8x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow -4.3x 14.7x 11.2x
P/S 128.0x 3.7x 2.4x
P/B 0.9x 9.6x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 15.2x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x 15.8x 8.4x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 26.3x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 97.0x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/FCF -2.5x 33.2x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 18.2x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 4.14 -12.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLODEWMGFL
Revenue growth (1Y) -69.1% 7.2% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 95.1% 8.6% -1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -248.9% -18.6% 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% 7.3% 1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 9.1% -3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.6% 4.8% -107.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 7.7% 8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.5% 5.3% -101.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 8.1% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 15.9% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 14.8% -8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.4% 65.2% 7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% 33.4% -2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLODEWMGFL
Gross margin -165.6% 40.9% 20.9%
EBITDA margin -5,651% 29.3% 44.5%
Operating margin -5,846% 17.6% 24.4%
Pretax margin -5,767% 14.1% -3.8%
Net margin -6,012% 11.1% -0.7%
FCF margin -3,860% 13.9% 38.9%
Operating cash flow margin -3,009% 25.4% 21.6%
Return on equity -40.7% 28.6% -3.3%
Return on assets -29.7% 6.2% -1.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.7% 7.6%
Return on capital employed -31.6% 11.2% 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.3x -6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 63.9% 0.7% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLODEWMGFL
Debt / assets – 50.3% 44.6%
Debt / equity – 2.4x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – 6.5x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 78.6% 65.0%
Equity / assets 72.7% 21.4% 35.0%
Interest coverage -68.6x – 3.0x
Current ratio 3.2x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -2.28 2.97 1.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLODEWMGFL
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.2%
Net buyback yield -75.2% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield -75.2% 2.5% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusLODEWMGFL
Forward P/E – 27.7xFY2026 74.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.3%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.5% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79MFY2026 $25.84BFY2026 $6.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +208.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +827.1% +12.0% +22.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLODEWMGFL
Held by institutions 57.0% 82.3% 74.8%
Institutions holding 107 2,348 323
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.1% +0.8% +10.3%
Institutions buying 67 1,094 185
Institutions selling 22 901 101
Buyers to sellers 3.05 1.21 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.

LODEWMGFL
LODE 1.00 -0.02 -0.01
WM -0.02 1.00 0.41
GFL -0.01 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LODE, WM and GFL?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comstock (LODE) $128.50M, Waste Management (WM) $96.86B, GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.86B.

Which company is growing faster?

GFL Environmental (GFL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comstock (LODE) -69.1%, Waste Management (WM) +7.2%, GFL Environmental (GFL) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest net margin (Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%, Waste Management (WM) 11.1%, GFL Environmental (GFL) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Waste Management (WM) leads (Waste Management (WM) 10.7%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Waste Management (WM) returned the most: Comstock (LODE) -42.4%, Waste Management (WM) +10.8%, GFL Environmental (GFL) -1.2%. Over five years, Waste Management (WM) compounded fastest (Comstock (LODE) -41.2%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +7.8%/yr, GFL Environmental (GFL) +2.0%/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) 0.01%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 0.00%. Comstock (LODE) and GFL Environmental (GFL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Comstock (LODE) 80.3%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LODE, WM 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, Waste Management (WM) leads on 8. 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.