Clean Harbors (CLH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' Net Margin was 9.82% in Q2 2026, up 1.64 percentage points from 8.19% a year earlier and up 5.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clean Harbors (CLH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Clean Harbors' Net Margin was 7.03% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 6.48%, down 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +2.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 6.83% in FY2024 (-0.16 pp), 6.99% in FY2023 (-0.98 pp), 7.97% in FY2022 (+2.63 pp) and 5.34% in FY2021 (+1.05 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.01 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 3.68 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 3.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLH's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 4.33% (Q1 2026), 5.77% (Q4 2025) and 7.67% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 82.59 Bn | 81.50 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 11.74% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 65.21 Bn | 64.82 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 12.78% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 39.38 Bn | 39.00 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.54 Bn | 13.55 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 9.82% |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.37 Bn | 13.05 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 18.91% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.11 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 0.69% |
| 7 | Onterris | 512.61 Mn | 471.88 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 0.73% |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.69 Mn | 223.25 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -48.12% |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 204.72 Mn | 204.72 Mn | 707,000.00 | -230.17% |
| 10 | Comstock | 185.32 Mn | 188.64 Mn | -896,073.00 | -9,335.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.88% |
API Access
Clean Harbors Net 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=net-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();