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

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) reported Net Margin of 1.21% for Q1 2026, down 6.0% on a YoY basis from 1.29% in Q1 2025, and down 126.25% quarter-over-quarter from 0.54% in Q4 2025.

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

Casella Waste Systems has reported Net Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.21% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 6.0% year-over-year to 1.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.38% (down 41.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.43%, down 44.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.21%, down from 0.54% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 7.68% in Q3 2022, with the low at 1.21% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 1.78% across 5 years, with a median of 1.4% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin sank 438 bps — and 2024, when it soared 164 bps.
  • Casella Waste Systems' Net Margin stood at 3.09% in 2022, then tumbled by 116 bps to 0.5% in 2023, then soared by 326 bps to 1.14% in 2024, then tumbled by 147 bps to 0.54% in 2025, then tumbled by 126 bps to 1.21% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 1.21% (Q1 2026), 0.54% (Q4 2025), and 2.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 GFL Environmental 252.38 Bn 252.50 Bn 218.62 Mn -13.33%
2 Waste Connections 40.24 Bn 40.13 Bn 1.01 Bn 9.25%
3 Clean Harbors 15.26 Bn 14.59 Bn 445.42 Mn 4.33%
4 Casella Waste Systems 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 148.40 Mn -1.21%
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 -436.17%
8 Waste Management 198.93 Mn 41.93 Mn 2.53 Bn 11.61%
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 184.86 Mn 164.86 Mn -2.88 Mn -1.01%
10 One & one Green Technologies 144.62 Mn 143.66 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.21%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.54%
Sep 30, 2025 2.06%
Jun 30, 2025 1.12%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.15%
Dec 31, 2024 1.14%
Sep 30, 2024 1.40%
Jun 30, 2024 1.86%
Mar 31, 2024 -1.21%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.50%
Sep 30, 2023 5.15%
Jun 30, 2023 1.90%
Mar 31, 2023 1.35%
Dec 31, 2022 3.09%
Sep 30, 2022 7.68%
Jun 30, 2022 6.27%
Mar 31, 2022 1.79%
Dec 31, 2021 3.78%
Sep 30, 2021 6.55%
Jun 30, 2021 5.46%