Clean Harbors (CLH) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' Gross Margin came in at 35.38% for Q3 2026, up 3.05 percentage points from 32.33% a year earlier and up 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clean Harbors (CLH) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Clean Harbors reported Gross Margin of 33.13%, up 2.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 31.28%, up 0.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of -0.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 30.97% in FY2024 (+0.23 pp), 30.74% in FY2023 (-0.66 pp), 31.41% in FY2022 (-0.01 pp) and 31.42% in FY2021 (-0.59 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q3 2026 (a gain of 3.05 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 2.78 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CLH's Gross Margin at 35.09% (Q2 2026), 30.52% (Q1 2026) and 30.60% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 93.34 Bn | 92.18 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 40.21% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.09 Bn | 74.70 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.59% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.35 Bn | 46.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 43.10% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.32 Bn | 15.00 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.15 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 35.38% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 32.88% |
| 7 | Onterris | 802.59 Mn | 748.49 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 43.47% |
| 8 | Enviri | 690.70 Mn | 1.79 Mn | -162.22 Mn | -49.91% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 316.78 Mn | 209.52 Mn | 552,000.00 | 3.08% |
| 10 | Comstock | 137.16 Mn | -3.62 Mn | -606,061.00 | -165.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 35.38% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 35.09% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 33.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.24% |
API Access
Clean Harbors Gross Margin API
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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=gross-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();