Clean Harbors (CLH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' FCF Margin was 6.51% in Q2 2026, down 1.10 percentage points from 7.61% a year earlier but up 12.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clean Harbors (CLH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Clean Harbors' FCF Margin was 7.40% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.92 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 six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.47 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 Q2 2026 was -6.31% (Q1 2026), 15.56% (Q4 2025) and 13.40% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 82.59 Bn | 81.50 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 16.40% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 65.21 Bn | 64.82 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 17.18% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 39.38 Bn | 39.00 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 16.82% |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.54 Bn | 13.55 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 6.51% |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.37 Bn | 13.05 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 36.19% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.11 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 4.87% |
| 7 | Onterris | 512.61 Mn | 471.88 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 0.27% |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.69 Mn | 223.25 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -54.27% |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 204.72 Mn | 204.72 Mn | 707,000.00 | -216.76% |
| 10 | Comstock | 185.32 Mn | 188.64 Mn | -896,073.00 | -5,527.91% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.06% |
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_KEY
import 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();