Clean Harbors (CLH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' (CLH) Debt Ratio stood at 0.35 in Q3 2026, down 5.4% from 0.37 a year earlier and down 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Clean Harbors (CLH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Clean Harbors' Debt Ratio came in at 0.36, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.38 in FY2024 (+4.7%), 0.36 in FY2023 (-8.8%), 0.40 in FY2022 (-11.8%) and 0.45 in FY2021 (+18.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q3 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 3.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 18.9% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 11.8% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.35 (Q2 2026), 0.37 (Q1 2026) and 0.36 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 93.34 Bn | 92.18 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 0.50 |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.09 Bn | 74.70 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.40 |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.35 Bn | 46.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.44 |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.32 Bn | 15.00 Bn | - | 0.38 |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.15 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 0.35 |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 0.38 |
| 7 | Onterris | 802.59 Mn | 748.49 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 0.33 |
| 8 | Enviri | 690.70 Mn | 1.79 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 0.23 |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 316.78 Mn | 209.52 Mn | 552,000.00 | 0.02 |
| 10 | Comstock | 137.16 Mn | -3.62 Mn | -606,061.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.45 |
API Access
Clean Harbors Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "CLH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();