GFL Environmental (GFL) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
GFL Environmental (GFL) reported Operating Margin of -11.00% for Q2 2026, down 3.69 percentage points from -7.31% a year earlier.
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 -9.23%, up 1.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -75.31%, up 24.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -67.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at -100.22% in FY2024 (-104.15 pp), 3.93% in FY2023 (+23.30 pp), -19.37% in FY2022 (+6.18 pp) and -25.55% in FY2021 (-17.96 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -58.41% in Q4 2022 and a high of -6.43% in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in four of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.58 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 43.49 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 32.92 percentage points).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 93.10 Bn | 92.01 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 18.75% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 71.62 Bn | 71.24 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 20.34% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 42.92 Bn | 42.55 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 17.08% |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.71 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 15.50% |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 16.39 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 18.91% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.97 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 3.67% |
| 7 | Onterris | 503.25 Mn | 462.52 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 3.46% |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 245.92 Mn | 137.48 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -50.50% |
| 9 | Comstock | 132.67 Mn | -367,261.50 | -896,073.00 | -9,872.81% |
| 10 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 98.60 Mn | 98.60 Mn | 707,000.00 | -245.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.15% |
| 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% |
GFL Environmental Operating Margin API
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