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

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) reported EBITDA Margin of 1.06% for Q1 2026, up 31.0% on a YoY basis from 0.81% in Q1 2025, and down 58.1% quarter-over-quarter from 2.53% in Q4 2025.

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

Casella Waste Systems has reported EBITDA Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.06% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 31.0% year-over-year to 1.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.48% (up 564.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.63%, down 64.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.06%, down from 2.53% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 12.29% in Q3 2022, with the low at 20.06% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 3.99% across 5 years, with a median of 4.34% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBITDA Margin tumbled 2378 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 2260 bps.
  • Casella Waste Systems' EBITDA Margin stood at 6.33% in 2022, then slumped by 41 bps to 3.72% in 2023, then tumbled by 640 bps to 20.06% in 2024, then soared by 113 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 GFL Environmental 252.38 Bn 252.50 Bn 218.62 Mn -4.96%
2 Waste Connections 40.24 Bn 40.13 Bn 1.01 Bn 26.64%
3 Clean Harbors 15.26 Bn 14.59 Bn 445.42 Mn 8.15%
4 Casella Waste Systems 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 148.40 Mn 1.06%
5 Enviri 1.71 Bn 1.63 Bn - -
6 Onterris 613.85 Mn 602.80 Mn - -
7 American Battery Technology 425.23 Mn 386.75 Mn 737,749.00 -440.46%
8 Waste Management 198.93 Mn 41.93 Mn 2.53 Bn 17.87%
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 184.86 Mn 164.86 Mn -2.88 Mn -67.26%
10 One & one Green Technologies 144.62 Mn 143.66 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -20.06%
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%
Jun 30, 2021 10.17%