Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025)
Casella Waste Systems' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 1.50% for Q2 2026, down 0.29 percentage points from 1.79% a year earlier but up 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Casella Waste Systems' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.41%, down 0.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -6.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.96% in FY2024 (-1.51 pp), 3.47% in FY2023 (-3.00 pp), 6.47% in FY2022 (+0.67 pp) and 5.80% in FY2021 (-1.82 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 1.20% (Q3 2024) to 7.94% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 0.74 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 3.69 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CWST's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 1.38% (Q1 2026), 1.40% (Q4 2025) and 1.94% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 10.47% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 10.96% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 7.86% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | 13.37% |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 9.17% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | 1.41% |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | -24.73% |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | -20.11% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.80% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.62% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.96% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.95% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.54% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.32% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 2.36% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 2.35% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | -2.10% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 1.06% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 55.09% |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 3.68% |
| Apr 30, 2009 | -9.10% |
API Access
Casella Waste Systems Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D-annual&ticker=CWST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]-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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D-annual&ticker=CWST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();