Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025)
Casella Waste Systems (CWST) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.13% for Q2 2026, down 0.07 percentage points from 2.21% a year earlier and down 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025) 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).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 2.12% in Q4 2025 and a high of 7.73% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.69 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 Q2 2026 came in at 2.16% (Q1 2026), 2.12% (Q4 2025) and 2.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 10.86% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 11.21% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 9.32% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | 11.79% |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 10.58% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | 2.14% |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 1.43% |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | -29.89% |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | -16.75% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.15% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.36% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.56% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.07% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -2.35% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.17% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.68% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.94% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 2.12% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 2.22% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | -1.90% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 9.84% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 45.82% |
| Apr 30, 2009 | -9.05% |
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Casella Waste Systems Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D-annual&ticker=CWST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]-annual", "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-annual&ticker=CWST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();