Clean Harbors (CLH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Clean Harbors (CLH) posted Tax Rate of 26.26% for Q3 2026, up 0.12 percentage points from 26.13% a year earlier but down 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clean Harbors (CLH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Clean Harbors was 26.48%, up 2.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 25.95%, up 1.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +3.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Clean Harbors' Tax Rate was 24.58% in FY2024 (-0.34 pp), 24.92% in FY2023 (+1.45 pp), 23.47% in FY2022 (-1.18 pp) and 24.64% in FY2021 (+1.89 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of 16.75% in Q4 2022 to a high of 27.82% in Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 9.04 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 5.75 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 26.56% (Q2 2026), 25.07% (Q1 2026) and 27.81% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 93.34 Bn | 92.18 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 21.46% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.09 Bn | 74.70 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.35 Bn | 46.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 20.37% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.32 Bn | 15.00 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.15 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 26.26% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 178.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | Onterris | 802.59 Mn | 748.49 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 20.43% |
| 8 | Enviri | 690.70 Mn | 1.79 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 54.92% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 316.78 Mn | 209.52 Mn | 552,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Comstock | 137.16 Mn | -3.62 Mn | -606,061.00 | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.26% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.00% |
Clean Harbors Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CLH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();