Clean Harbors (CLH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' (CLH) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 6.31% in Q1 2026, up 186.0% year-on-year from 2.21% in Q1 2025, and down 126.42% quarter-over-quarter from 23.9% in Q4 2025.
Clean Harbors (CLH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clean Harbors has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 6.31% for Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 6.31%, up 186.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.17% (up 1016.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.82%, up 795.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin came in at 6.31% for Q1 2026 at Clean Harbors, down from 23.9% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 37.73% in Q4 2022 to a low of 8.18% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 11.86% (2022), against an average of 9.71%.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 2502 bps in 2024 and soared 2981 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Clean Harbors' FCF Margin stood at 37.73% in 2022, then slumped by 49 bps to 19.1% in 2023, then plunged by 131 bps to 5.92% in 2024, then surged by 504 bps to 23.9% in 2025, then plunged by 126 bps to 6.31% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 6.31% (Q1 2026), 23.9% (Q4 2025), and 30.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | - |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 10.50% |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | -6.31% |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | 2.68% |
| 5 | Enviri | 1.71 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Onterris | 613.85 Mn | 602.80 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Battery Technology | 425.23 Mn | 386.75 Mn | 737,749.00 | -120.60% |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | 13.67% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -41.73% |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.51% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.13% |