GFL Environmental GFL
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$41.21 -0.30 (-0.72%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

GFL Environmental (GFL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)

GFL Environmental (GFL) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 5.09% for Q2 2026, down 324.0% year-over-year from 2.27% in Q2 2025, and up 133.54% quarter-over-quarter from 15.18% in Q1 2026.

GFL Environmental (GFL) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

GFL Environmental (GFL) has reported Operating Margin for 8 consecutive years, with 5.09% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 324.0% year-over-year to 5.09%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 1.71% (up 106.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 75.31%, up 5503.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin climbed to 5.09% in Q2 2026 per GFL's latest filing, from 15.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 11.74% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 58.41% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 10.43% across 5 years, with a median of 2.97% in 2022.
  • On a YoY basis, Operating Margin climbed as much as 5661 bps in 2024 and fell as far as 4102 bps in 2024.
  • GFL Environmental's Operating Margin stood at 58.41% in 2022, then climbed by 9 bps to 53.15% in 2023, then soared by 107 bps to 3.46% in 2024, then gained by 11 bps to 3.85% in 2025, then soared by 32 bps to 5.09% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GFL's Operating Margin at 5.09% in Q2 2026, 15.18% in Q1 2026, and 3.85% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 90.39 Bn 89.83 Bn 2.73 Bn 18.75%
2 Republic Services 67.62 Bn 67.51 Bn 1.87 Bn 20.34%
3 Waste Connections 42.71 Bn 42.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 17.08%
4 Clean Harbors 17.07 Bn 16.56 Bn 608.78 Mn 15.50%
5 GFL Environmental 14.89 Bn 14.70 Bn 278.90 Mn -11.00%
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.91 Bn 5.89 Bn 178.80 Mn 3.67%
7 Sino Green Land 646.75 Mn 646.67 Mn -78,936.00 -83.62%
8 Onterris 529.21 Mn 515.52 Mn 82.26 Mn 3.46%
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 334.90 Mn 300.95 Mn -2.50 Mn -50.50%
10 American Battery Technology 307.22 Mn 267.94 Mn 737,749.00 -440.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.09%
Mar 31, 2026 -15.18%
Dec 31, 2025 3.85%
Sep 30, 2025 9.85%
Jun 30, 2025 8.33%
Mar 31, 2025 -17.81%
Dec 31, 2024 3.46%
Sep 30, 2024 6.19%
Jun 30, 2024 -14.94%
Mar 31, 2024 -58.28%
Dec 31, 2023 -53.15%
Sep 30, 2023 6.60%
Jun 30, 2023 5.84%
Mar 31, 2023 -17.25%
Dec 31, 2022 -58.41%
Sep 30, 2022 2.48%
Jun 30, 2022 -16.10%
Mar 31, 2022 11.74%
Dec 31, 2021 -20.91%
Sep 30, 2021 0.67%