Clean Harbors (CLH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' FCF Margin was 13.18% in Q3 2026, down 0.22 percentage points from 13.40% a year earlier but up 6.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clean Harbors (CLH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Clean Harbors' FCF Margin was 7.63% through Sep 30, 2026, up 0.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 7.33%, up 1.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -0.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 5.87% in FY2024 (+0.09 pp), 5.77% in FY2023 (+0.33 pp), 5.44% in FY2022 (-2.55 pp) and 7.99% in FY2021 (+0.54 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -9.32% (Q1 2022) and 16.88% (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.31 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 5.78 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 16.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLH's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 6.51% (Q2 2026), -6.31% (Q1 2026) and 15.56% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 93.34 Bn | 92.18 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 14.36% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.09 Bn | 74.70 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.13% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.35 Bn | 46.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 15.05% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.32 Bn | 15.00 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.15 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 13.18% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 4.87% |
| 7 | Onterris | 802.59 Mn | 748.49 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 19.71% |
| 8 | Enviri | 690.70 Mn | 1.79 Mn | -162.22 Mn | -8.68% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 316.78 Mn | 209.52 Mn | 552,000.00 | -28.08% |
| 10 | Comstock | 137.16 Mn | -3.62 Mn | -606,061.00 | -2,860.29% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.18% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.38% |
API Access
Clean Harbors FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();