Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Casella Waste Systems (CWST) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.61% for Q3 2026, down 0.75 percentage points from 2.36% a year earlier and down 0.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Casella Waste Systems posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.14%, down 0.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -4.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.83% in FY2024 (-1.87 pp), 4.69% in FY2023 (-3.33 pp), 8.02% in FY2022 (+0.88 pp) and 7.15% in FY2021 (+0.78 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2018.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 0.82 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 4.06 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 2.13% (Q2 2026), 2.16% (Q1 2026) and 2.12% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 96.96 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 11.50% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 77.08 Bn | 76.69 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 10.87% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 48.53 Bn | 48.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 9.14% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.55 Bn | 15.55 Bn | 304.74 Mn | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.50 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 12.77% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 6.38 Bn | 5.69 Bn | 184.65 Mn | 1.61% |
| 7 | Onterris | 817.60 Mn | 763.50 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 1.20% |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.45 Mn | 67.56 Mn | -162.22 Mn | -19.27% |
| 9 | Oio | 584.68 Mn | 583.11 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 315.74 Mn | 208.48 Mn | 552,000.00 | -30.00% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.87% |
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Casella Waste Systems Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CWST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CWST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();