Clean Harbors (CLH) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' EBITDA Margin was 23.65% in Q3 2026, up 3.68 percentage points from 19.97% a year earlier and up 1.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clean Harbors (CLH) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Clean Harbors' EBITDA Margin was 20.31% through Sep 30, 2026, up 1.74 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 18.67%, up 0.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of +1.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBITDA Margin was 18.29% in FY2024 (+0.11 pp), 18.18% in FY2023 (-0.95 pp), 19.14% in FY2022 (+2.05 pp) and 17.09% in FY2021 (-0.34 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.71 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 3.68 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 3.73 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLH's EBITDA Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 22.59% (Q2 2026), 16.17% (Q1 2026) and 17.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 93.34 Bn | 92.18 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 30.25% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.09 Bn | 74.70 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 31.70% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.35 Bn | 46.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 35.34% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.32 Bn | 15.00 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.15 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 23.65% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 20.08% |
| 7 | Onterris | 802.59 Mn | 748.49 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 12.25% |
| 8 | Enviri | 690.70 Mn | 1.79 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 16.23% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 316.78 Mn | 209.52 Mn | 552,000.00 | -17.58% |
| 10 | Comstock | 137.16 Mn | -3.62 Mn | -606,061.00 | 691.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 23.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.89% |
API Access
Clean Harbors EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();