RETO vs WCN vs CLH Stock Comparison

ReTo Eco-Solutions, Waste Connections and Clean Harbors Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WCN Waste Connections, Inc.
$181.95 +17.0% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$46.60B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.94B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
1 win
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$309.47 -0.7% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.11B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Clean Harbors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Clean Harbors 7, Waste Connections 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRETOWCNCLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.58K $46.60B $16.11B WCN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 37.2x 30.5x CLH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.7x 30.1x CLH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.3% +10.1% CLH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 8.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -97.0% +8.0% +42.0% CLH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -87.8%/yr +6.0%/yr +22.4%/yr CLH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 354.5% 25.6% 24.9% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 45/100 73/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

RETOWCNCLH

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

AxisRETOWCNCLH
Valuation 67 #6 of 16 27 #12 of 16 60 #7 of 16
Growth – 69 #5 of 14 77 #4 of 14
Profitability – 69 #5 of 14 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 71 #5 of 15 14 #13 of 15 64 #6 of 15
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 45 73
  • RETO ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WCN 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

PeriodRETOWCNCLHSPY
1 month +588.9%+17.0%-0.7% +0.7%
3 months -77.5%+9.4%-2.5% +3.7%
6 months -74.2%+10.5%-1.0% +7.1%
Year to date -91.9%+3.8%+32.0% +12.8%
1 year -97.0%+8.0%+42.0% +11.9%
3 years -100.0%+40.1%+103.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -92.4%+11.9%+26.7% +22.8%
5 years -100.0%+33.8%+175.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -87.8%+6.0%+22.4% +10.9%
10 years —+263.0%+558.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+13.8%+20.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRETOWCNCLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 354.5%25.6%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 244.9%23.2%24.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.29-0.200.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.311.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-25.5%-30.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.0%-2.5%-5.4% -1.2%
52-week high $20.40$186.62$327.10 $779.14
52-week low $0.09$149.02$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.

MultipleRETOWCNCLH
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 30.9x 37.2xmedian 30.9x 30.9xmedian 30.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 3.2x 2.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x —median 14.0x 14.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.3x 31.8xmedian 17.3x 32.6xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.8x 5.8xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.44 —median 2.44 2.13median 2.44

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 monthsRETOWCNCLH
Revenue – $9.94B $6.56B
Gross profit – – $2.17B
Operating income – $1.76B $864.39M
Net income – $1.13B $528.36M
Free cash flow – – $500.54M
EPS (diluted) – – $9.99
Cash & equivalents $250.01K $95.69M $423.54M
Total debt $13.30M – $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 5.97K 253.86M 52.90M
Enterprise value -$4.97M $46.60B $13.46B

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
MetricRETOWCNCLH
P/E 0.0x 37.2x 30.9x
P/FCF 0.0x 31.8x 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.2x 16.0x
P/S 0.1x 4.6x 2.5x
P/B 0.0x 5.8x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 7.8x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 14.0x
EV/EBIT – – 21.6x
EV/Revenue – 4.6x 2.8x
EV/FCF – – 37.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.2x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.13

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRETOWCNCLH
Debt / assets 7.0% – 34.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 63.3% 62.4%
Equity / assets 77.7% 36.7% 37.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 0.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 24,122x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRETOWCNCLH
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 1.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.8% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusRETOWCNCLH
Forward P/E – 33.7xFY2026 30.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.40FY2026 $10.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.7% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.30BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – 0.0% +15.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRETOWCNCLH
Held by institutions – 85.2% 93.5%
Institutions holding – 830 659
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.3% 0.0%
Institutions buying – 411 307
Institutions selling – 303 246
Buyers to sellers – 1.36 1.25

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.

RETOWCNCLH
RETO 1.00 0.08 0.08
WCN 0.08 1.00 0.39
CLH 0.08 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RETO, WCN and CLH?

Waste Connections (WCN) is the largest by market capitalisation: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) $3.58K, Waste Connections (WCN) $46.60B, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, RETO, WCN and CLH?

Clean Harbors (CLH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 0.0x, Waste Connections (WCN) 37.2x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clean Harbors (CLH) is cheapest (Waste Connections (WCN) 33.7x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.1x). 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: Waste Connections (WCN) +6.3%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +10.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clean Harbors (CLH) returned the most: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -97.0%, Waste Connections (WCN) +8.0%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +42.0%. Over five years, Clean Harbors (CLH) compounded fastest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -87.8%/yr, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.0%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 354.5%, Waste Connections (WCN) 25.6%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RETO, WCN 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 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.