GFL Environmental (GFL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
GFL Environmental's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -1.18% for Q2 2026, down 20.01 percentage points from 18.83% a year earlier and down 2.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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GFL Environmental (GFL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, GFL Environmental's Return on Assets [ROA] was 18.63%, up 22.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +34.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -3.57% in FY2024 (-3.72 pp), 0.16% in FY2023 (+3.12 pp), -2.96% in FY2022 (+46.10 pp) and -49.06% in FY2021 (-33.05 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.63 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 37.81 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 20.01 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GFL's Return on Assets [ROA] at 1.00% (Q1 2026), 22.89% (Q4 2025) and 18.88% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 95.62 Bn | 94.53 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 6.19% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 74.05 Bn | 73.67 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 6.26% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 46.70 Bn | 46.33 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 4.98% |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.94 Bn | 13.95 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 5.71% |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 16.37 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 385.80 Mn | -1.18% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 6.07 Bn | 5.19 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 0.17% |
| 7 | Onterris | 514.01 Mn | 473.28 Mn | 82.26 Mn | -1.17% |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 261.06 Mn | 152.63 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -23.08% |
| 9 | Comstock | 136.71 Mn | 7.00 Mn | -896,073.00 | -29.70% |
| 10 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 109.57 Mn | 109.57 Mn | 707,000.00 | -52.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.66% |
API Access
GFL Environmental Return on Assets [ROA] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();