GFL Environmental (GFL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026)
GFL Environmental (GFL) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 18.91% in Q2 2026, down 24.48 percentage points from 43.39% a year earlier.
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GFL Environmental (GFL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, GFL Environmental's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 24.52% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 1.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -75.31%, down 67.56 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -54.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -7.76% in FY2024 (-11.69 pp), 3.93% in FY2023 (+3.04 pp), 0.89% in FY2022 (+2.62 pp) and -1.73% in FY2021 (+18.79 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in two of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.41 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 48.46 percentage points in Q2 2025, against a drop of 24.48 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 18.68% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 20.20% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 20.54% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | 28.83% |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 17.02% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | 2.80% |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 6.05% |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 7.24% |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | -20.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 28.83% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 43.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.75% |
| 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 | 28.42% |
API Access
GFL Environmental Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=GFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=GFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();