Casella Waste Systems CWST
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)

Casella Waste Systems' (CWST) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 1.06% in Q1 2026, up 31.0% YoY from 0.81% in Q1 2025, and down 58.1% on a QoQ basis from 2.53% in Q4 2025.

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) has 17 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 1.06% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 31.0% year-over-year to 1.06% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.48% (up 70.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.47%, down 121.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin retreated to 1.06% in Q1 2026, from 2.53% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 12.29% in Q3 2022 to a low of 1.18% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 5.1% and a median of 4.34% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBITDA Margin slumped 490 bps — and 2025, when it soared 371 bps.
  • Tracing CWST's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 6.33% in 2022, then slumped by 41 bps to 3.72% in 2023, then slumped by 132 bps to 1.18% in 2024, then soared by 315 bps to 2.53% in 2025, then slumped by 58 bps to 1.06% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 1.06% (Q1 2026), 2.53% (Q4 2025), and 6.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 90.39 Bn 89.83 Bn 2.73 Bn 18.75%
2 Republic Services 67.62 Bn 67.51 Bn 1.87 Bn 20.34%
3 Waste Connections 42.71 Bn 42.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 27.94%
4 Clean Harbors 17.07 Bn 16.56 Bn 608.78 Mn 15.50%
5 GFL Environmental 14.89 Bn 14.70 Bn 278.90 Mn 30.35%
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.91 Bn 5.89 Bn 178.80 Mn 3.67%
7 Sino Green Land 646.75 Mn 646.67 Mn -78,936.00 -83.62%
8 Onterris 529.21 Mn 515.52 Mn 82.26 Mn 5.28%
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 334.90 Mn 300.95 Mn -2.50 Mn -50.50%
10 American Battery Technology 307.22 Mn 267.94 Mn 737,749.00 -440.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.67%
Mar 31, 2026 1.06%
Dec 31, 2025 2.53%
Sep 30, 2025 6.05%
Jun 30, 2025 4.14%
Mar 31, 2025 0.75%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.18%
Sep 30, 2024 5.92%
Jun 30, 2024 6.10%
Mar 31, 2024 2.00%
Dec 31, 2023 3.72%
Sep 30, 2023 9.69%
Jun 30, 2023 7.81%
Mar 31, 2023 3.91%
Dec 31, 2022 6.33%
Sep 30, 2022 12.29%
Jun 30, 2022 11.18%
Mar 31, 2022 4.34%
Dec 31, 2021 6.75%
Sep 30, 2021 11.32%