Clean Harbors (CLH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' EBIT Margin was 17.02% in Q3 2026, up 4.56 percentage points from 12.46% a year earlier and up 1.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clean Harbors (CLH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Clean Harbors' EBIT Margin was 13.17% through Sep 30, 2026, up 2.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.17%, down 0.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +3.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was 11.38% in FY2024 (+0.06 pp), 11.32% in FY2023 (-0.96 pp), 12.29% in FY2022 (+3.14 pp) and 9.14% in FY2021 (+1.15 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBIT Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.58 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 4.56 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 4.04 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLH's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 15.50% (Q2 2026), 8.15% (Q1 2026) and 10.57% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 93.34 Bn | 92.18 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 18.68% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.09 Bn | 74.70 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 20.20% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.35 Bn | 46.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 20.54% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.32 Bn | 15.00 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.15 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 17.02% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 3.67% |
| 7 | Onterris | 802.59 Mn | 748.49 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 6.05% |
| 8 | Enviri | 690.70 Mn | 1.79 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 7.24% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 316.78 Mn | 209.52 Mn | 552,000.00 | -20.43% |
| 10 | Comstock | 137.16 Mn | -3.62 Mn | -606,061.00 | 588.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.02% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.34% |
API Access
Clean Harbors EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();