GFL Environmental (GFL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2020 - 2026)
GFL Environmental (GFL) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -3.33% for Q2 2026, down 47.56 percentage points from 44.23% a year earlier and down 6.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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GFL Environmental (GFL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, GFL Environmental's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 51.34%, up 61.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +77.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, GFL Environmental's Return on Equity [ROE] was -10.03% in FY2024 (-10.50 pp), 0.47% in FY2023 (+5.64 pp), -5.17% in FY2022 (+5.87 pp) and -11.04% in FY2021 (+15.31 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +14.04 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 69.79 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 47.56 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 2.69% (Q1 2026), 57.67% (Q4 2025) and 45.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 28.61% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 18.20% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 13.27% |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 15.39% |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | -3.33% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 0.36% |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | -2.57% |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -41.82% |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 | -58.35% |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 | -40.70% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 57.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 44.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 42.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -12.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -9.21% |
API Access
GFL Environmental Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();