Clean Harbors (CLH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 17.02% for Q3 2026, up 4.56 percentage points from 12.46% a year earlier and up 1.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clean Harbors (CLH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Clean Harbors reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 13.17%, up 2.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.17%, down 0.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +3.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 11.38% in FY2024 (+0.06 pp), 11.32% in FY2023 (-0.96 pp), 12.29% in FY2022 (+3.14 pp) and 9.14% in FY2021 (+1.15 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.58 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2026 (a gain of 4.56 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 4.04 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CLH's Return on Sales [ROS] at 15.50% (Q2 2026), 8.15% (Q1 2026) and 10.57% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 96.96 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 18.68% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 77.08 Bn | 76.69 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 20.20% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 48.53 Bn | 48.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 20.54% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.55 Bn | 15.55 Bn | 304.74 Mn | 28.83% |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.50 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 17.02% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 6.38 Bn | 5.69 Bn | 184.65 Mn | 2.80% |
| 7 | Onterris | 817.60 Mn | 763.50 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 6.05% |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.45 Mn | 67.56 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 7.24% |
| 9 | Oio | 584.68 Mn | 583.11 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 315.74 Mn | 208.48 Mn | 552,000.00 | -20.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.02% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.34% |
API Access
Clean Harbors Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();