Clean Harbors (CLH) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Clean Harbors (CLH) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.71% for Q2 2026, up 0.47 percentage points from 5.24% a year earlier and up 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clean Harbors (CLH) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Clean Harbors posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.21%, down 0.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +1.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.85% in FY2024 (-0.19 pp), 6.04% in FY2023 (-0.95 pp), 6.99% in FY2022 (+2.83 pp) and 4.15% in FY2021 (+0.88 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.23 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 3.20 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 1.55 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.21% (Q1 2026), 5.16% (Q4 2025) and 5.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 6.19% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 6.26% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 4.98% |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 5.71% |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | -1.18% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 0.17% |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | -1.17% |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -23.08% |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 | -52.82% |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 | -29.70% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.49% |
Clean Harbors Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();