GFL Environmental (GFL) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
GFL Environmental (GFL) reported Operating Margin of 18.91% for Q2 2026, down 24.48 percentage points from 43.39% a year earlier.
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GFL Environmental (GFL) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, GFL Environmental's Operating Margin came in at 24.52%, down 1.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 45.16%, up 26.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +44.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 18.41% in FY2024 (+14.48 pp), 3.93% in FY2023 (-27.79 pp), 31.72% in FY2022 (+5.71 pp) and 26.00% in FY2021 (+25.32 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in two of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.41 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 48.46 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 24.48 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.52 Bn | 93.36 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 18.68% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.60 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 20.20% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.74 Bn | 47.38 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 20.54% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 16.98 Bn | 14.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.14 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 17.02% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 6.31 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 3.67% |
| 7 | Onterris | 829.12 Mn | 775.01 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 6.05% |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 330.79 Mn | 223.53 Mn | 552,000.00 | -20.43% |
| 9 | Comstock | 147.04 Mn | 6.26 Mn | -606,061.00 | 588.94% |
| 10 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 109.56 Mn | 109.56 Mn | 707,000.00 | -245.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 43.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 55.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.57% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 40.95% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.29% |
API Access
GFL Environmental Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "GFL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();