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

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 3.67% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 47.0% year-over-year to 3.67%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 3.38% (down 509.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.47%, down 121.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin rose to 3.67% in Q2 2026 per CWST's latest filing, from 1.06% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 23.15% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.75% in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 6.37% across 5 years, with a median of 5.13% in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Margin jumped 1943 bps in 2024, then plunged 2061 bps in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 6.33% in 2022, then plunged by 41 bps to 3.72% in 2023, then soared by 523 bps to 23.15% in 2024, then tumbled by 89 bps to 2.53% in 2025, then jumped by 45 bps to 3.67% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 3.67%, 1.06%, and 2.53% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.