GFL Environmental (GFL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
GFL Environmental (GFL) reported Operating Margin of 15.18% for Q1 2026, up 263.0% year-over-year from 4.18% in Q1 2025, and down 27.47% quarter-over-quarter from 11.91% in Q4 2025.
GFL Environmental (GFL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
GFL Environmental (GFL) has 8 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 15.18% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 15.18%, up 263.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.66% (up 510.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 75.31%, up 2490.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 15.18% in Q1 2026 per GFL's latest filing, from 11.91% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 12.39% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 58.28% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 11.56% and a median of 12.18% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin sank 4491 bps in 2023, then surged 5570 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 12.18% in 2022, then declined by 22 bps to 14.91% in 2023, then climbed by 11 bps to 13.28% in 2024, then advanced by 10 bps to 11.91% in 2025, then dropped by 27 bps to 15.18% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GFL's Operating Margin at 15.18% in Q1 2026, 11.91% in Q4 2025, and 7.16% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | -15.18% |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 15.36% |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 8.15% |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | 1.06% |
| 5 | Enviri | 1.71 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Onterris | 613.85 Mn | 602.80 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Battery Technology | 425.23 Mn | 386.75 Mn | 737,749.00 | -440.46% |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | 17.87% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -67.26% |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -15.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -17.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -17.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -58.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -14.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -43.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -17.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -12.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.07% |