Clean Harbors (CLH) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.48% in Q3 2026, up 3.33 percentage points from 14.15% a year earlier and up 2.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clean Harbors (CLH) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Clean Harbors came in at 14.70%, down 1.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +4.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 16.69% in FY2024 (-1.43 pp), 18.12% in FY2023 (-5.84 pp), 23.97% in FY2022 (+9.73 pp) and 14.24% in FY2021 (+3.91 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.68 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 8.25 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 6.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLH's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 15.39% (Q2 2026), 14.33% (Q1 2026) and 14.16% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 29.13% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 18.36% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 14.34% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 17.48% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | -0.72% |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | -2.38% |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | -61.23% |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | -24,293.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.48% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.65% |
API Access
Clean Harbors Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();