Clean Harbors (CLH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors (CLH) posted EBT Margin of 15.10% for Q3 2026, up 4.71 percentage points from 10.38% a year earlier and up 1.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clean Harbors (CLH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EBT Margin at Clean Harbors was 10.95%, up 2.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.75%, down 0.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +3.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Clean Harbors' EBT Margin was 9.06% in FY2024 (-0.25 pp), 9.30% in FY2023 (-1.11 pp), 10.41% in FY2022 (+3.33 pp) and 7.09% in FY2021 (+1.54 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBT Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was Q3 2026, with a gain of 4.71 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 4.13 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior quarters was 13.38% (Q2 2026), 5.78% (Q1 2026) and 8.00% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.52 Bn | 93.36 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 15.25% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.60 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 15.77% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.74 Bn | 47.38 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 17.10% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 16.98 Bn | 14.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.14 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 15.10% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 6.31 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 0.62% |
| 7 | Onterris | 829.12 Mn | 775.01 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 5.55% |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 330.79 Mn | 223.53 Mn | 552,000.00 | -18.99% |
| 9 | Comstock | 147.04 Mn | 6.26 Mn | -606,061.00 | 653.78% |
| 10 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 109.56 Mn | 109.56 Mn | 707,000.00 | -230.17% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.10% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.40% |
Clean Harbors EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();