Clean Harbors (CLH) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' (CLH) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 30.52% in Q1 2026, up 188.0% year-on-year from 10.6% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 30.6% in Q4 2025.
Clean Harbors (CLH) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clean Harbors has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 30.52% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 30.52%, up 188.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 31.72% (up 96.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 31.28%, up 30.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 30.52% for Q1 2026 at Clean Harbors, roughly flat from 30.6% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 33.76% in Q2 2022 to a low of 27.86% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 30.88% (2023), against an average of 31.0%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 278 bps in 2022 and surged 188 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Clean Harbors' Gross Margin stood at 30.25% in 2022, then increased by 3 bps to 31.01% in 2023, then dropped by 4 bps to 29.88% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 30.6% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 30.52% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 30.52% (Q1 2026), 30.6% (Q4 2025), and 32.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | 18.24% |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 42.58% |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 30.52% |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | 32.45% |
| 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 | 9.44% |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | 40.68% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -25.89% |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.82% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 33.31% |