Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Casella Waste Systems' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.17% for Q2 2026, down 0.17 percentage points from 0.34% a year earlier and down 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Casella Waste Systems' Return on Assets [ROA] was 0.24%, down 0.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -8.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 0.47% in FY2024 (-0.81 pp), 1.27% in FY2023 (-2.61 pp), 3.88% in FY2022 (+0.57 pp) and 3.32% in FY2021 (-5.25 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2018.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 3.77 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 5.12 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CWST's Return on Assets [ROA] at 0.22% (Q1 2026), 0.24% (Q4 2025) and 0.47% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 6.26% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 6.31% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 5.28% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 6.56% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | -0.32% |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | -1.08% |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | -24.43% |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | -13,504.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.32% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.21% |
API Access
Casella Waste Systems Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CWST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "CWST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CWST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();