RETO vs CLH vs WCN Stock Comparison

ReTo Eco-Solutions, Clean Harbors and Waste Connections Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$294.83 -7.5% 1M +41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$15.18B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
9 wins
WCN Waste Connections, Inc.
$186.63 +21.4% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.20B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.94B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Clean Harbors leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Clean Harbors 9, Waste Connections 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRETOCLHWCNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.99K $15.18B $48.20B WCN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x 28.7x 42.5x CLH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.7x 34.6x CLH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.1% +6.3% CLH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.0% 11.4% WCN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.9% 7.9% CLH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 2.9x CLH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -76.1% +41.3% +12.6% CLH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -82.9%/yr +22.9%/yr +6.5%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 408.6% 25.0% 25.6% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 56/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

RETOCLHWCN

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

AxisRETOCLHWCN
Valuation 67 #6 of 16 60 #7 of 16 27 #12 of 16
Growth – 77 #4 of 14 69 #5 of 14
Profitability – 85 #3 of 14 77 #4 of 14
Financial Health 67 #6 of 16 73 #5 of 16 20 #13 of 16
Shareholder Returns – 43 #5 of 8 86 #2 of 8
Overall – 68 56
  • RETO ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WCN ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRETOCLHWCNSPY
1 month +112.9%-7.5%+21.4% -2.0%
3 months +13.8%-5.1%+12.7% -2.2%
6 months +38.9%-6.0%+18.4% +4.2%
Year to date -56.8%+25.7%+6.4% +10.6%
1 year -76.1%+41.3%+12.6% +10.4%
3 years -99.8%+90.7%+40.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year -86.7%+24.0%+11.9% +20.2%
5 years -100.0%+179.7%+37.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year -82.9%+22.9%+6.5% +10.1%
10 years —+569.9%+277.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+21.0%+14.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRETOCLHWCNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 408.6%25.0%25.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 245.9%25.0%23.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.620.29-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.191.650.49 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-30.9%-25.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -78.1%-9.9%-0.8% -3.2%
52-week high $15.09$327.10$188.09 $779.14
52-week low $0.09$201.73$149.02 $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.

MultipleRETOCLHWCN
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 30.5x 29.4xmedian 30.5x 41.4xmedian 30.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.3x 2.4xmedian 3.3x 4.7xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 13.4xmedian 15.0x 17.2xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.8x 31.1xmedian 17.8x 37.4xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.8x 5.0xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.79 2.03median 2.79 3.49median 2.79

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 monthsRETOCLHWCN
Revenue – $6.56B $9.94B
Gross profit – $2.17B $4.24B
Operating income – $864.39M $1.76B
Net income – $528.36M $1.13B
Free cash flow – $500.54M $1.25B
EPS (diluted) – $9.99 $4.50
Cash & equivalents $250.01K $423.54M $95.69M
Total debt $2.24M $2.89B $9.45B
Shares (diluted) 5.97K 52.90M 251.87M
Enterprise value -$4.95M $12.53B $47.84B

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
MetricRETOCLHWCN
P/E -0.1x 29.4x 41.4x
P/FCF 0.0x 31.1x 37.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.2x 18.5x
P/S 0.1x 2.4x 4.7x
P/B 0.0x 5.0x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 6.9x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA – 13.4x 17.2x
EV/EBIT – 20.7x 31.8x
EV/Revenue – 2.7x 5.6x
EV/FCF – 35.8x 44.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.6x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.03 3.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRETOCLHWCN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.1% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.2% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 32.6% 61.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 36.0% 82.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 38.1% 86.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 11.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 25.0% 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.2% 1.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% 1.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRETOCLHWCN
Gross margin – 33.1% 42.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.3% 32.9%
Operating margin – 13.2% 17.7%
Pretax margin – 10.9% 14.7%
Net margin – 8.0% 11.4%
FCF margin – 7.6% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 15.5% 25.4%
Return on equity – 17.5% 14.3%
Return on assets – 6.6% 5.3%
Return on invested capital – 10.9% 7.9%
Return on capital employed – 12.8% 9.1%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRETOCLHWCN
Debt / assets 7.0% 34.9% 43.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.9x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 5.8x 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 62.4% 63.3%
Equity / assets 77.7% 37.6% 36.7%
Interest coverage – – 4.9x
Current ratio 0.2x 1.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.66 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRETOCLHWCN
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 2.1%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 28.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.7%

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.

ConsensusRETOCLHWCN
Forward P/E – 28.7xFY2026 34.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.29FY2026 $5.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +41.3%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.3% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.28BFY2026 $10.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.1%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.7% 0.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRETOCLHWCN
Held by institutions – 93.5% 85.2%
Institutions holding – 660 832
Change in shares held, QoQ – 0.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying – 308 413
Institutions selling – 246 303
Buyers to sellers – 1.25 1.36

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.

RETOCLHWCN
RETO 1.00 0.03 0.11
CLH 0.03 1.00 0.37
WCN 0.11 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RETO, CLH and WCN?

Waste Connections (WCN) is the largest by market capitalisation: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) $22.99K, Clean Harbors (CLH) $15.18B, Waste Connections (WCN) $48.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, RETO, CLH and WCN?

Clean Harbors (CLH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -0.1x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 28.7x, Waste Connections (WCN) 42.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clean Harbors (CLH) is cheapest (Clean Harbors (CLH) 28.7x, Waste Connections (WCN) 34.6x). 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: Clean Harbors (CLH) +10.1%, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Waste Connections (WCN) has the highest net margin (Clean Harbors (CLH) 8.0%, Waste Connections (WCN) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Clean Harbors (CLH) leads (Clean Harbors (CLH) 10.9%, Waste Connections (WCN) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clean Harbors (CLH) returned the most: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -76.1%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +41.3%, Waste Connections (WCN) +12.6%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -82.9%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.9%/yr, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 0.00%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%, Waste Connections (WCN) 0.01%. ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) and Clean Harbors (CLH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 408.6%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 25.0%, Waste Connections (WCN) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RETO, CLH and WCN?

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 9. 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.