Clean Harbors (CLH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' (CLH) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $207.1 million in Q1 2026, up 13.29% year-on-year from $182.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.83% quarter-over-quarter from $193.9 million in Q4 2025.
Clean Harbors (CLH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clean Harbors has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $207.1 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $207.1 million, up 13.29% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $776.8 million (up 4.89% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $752.5 million, up 1.74% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $207.1 million for Q1 2026 at Clean Harbors, up from $193.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $207.1 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $151.2 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $177.8 million (2024), against an average of $176.3 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses rose 25.38% in 2022 and fell 5.91% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Clean Harbors' Operating Expenses stood at $168.9 million in 2022, then slipped by 1.71% to $166.0 million in 2023, then grew by 9.66% to $182.0 million in 2024, then rose by 6.51% to $193.9 million in 2025, then advanced by 6.83% to $207.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $207.1 million (Q1 2026), $193.9 million (Q4 2025), and $189.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | 400.55 Mn |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 518.60 Mn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 207.14 Mn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | 452.47 Mn |
| 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 | 35.14 Mn |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | -22.00 Mn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | 4.60 Mn |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 207.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 193.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 189.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 186.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 182.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 182.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 177.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 197.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 181.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 166.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 171.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 167.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 166.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 168.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 151.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 155.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 151.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 159.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 133.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 124.11 Mn |