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Clean Harbors CLH Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 6, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue estimate$1.5B
EPS estimate$1.15

Next report

Jul 29, 2026 (In 2 weeks)
Revenue estimate$1.6B
EPS estimate$2.70

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+1.9%
Gross profit$445.4M+8.6%
Operating income$118.9M+6.6%
Net income$63.2M+7.7%
EPS (diluted)$1.19+9.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$548.0M+12.0%
Total debt$3.0B+0.2%
Total equity$2.8B+7.9%
Total assets$7.6B+4.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$6.3M+292%
CapEx$98.4M-17.1%
Free cash flow-$92.1M+21.3%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/09/26
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Market cap$15.9B+42.9%
Enterprise value$18.4B+34.2%
P/E40.2×+11.8×
P/S2.6×+0.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin31.7%+1.0pp
Operating margin11.2%+0.2pp
Net margin6.5%-0.1pp
FCF margin7.7%+1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.8%-1.2pp
Debt / equity1.1×-0.1×
Current ratio2.3×0.0×

Segments

By product

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Technical Services$448.3M+5.2%
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services$338.2M+9.9%
Industrial Services and Other$302.6M-6.2%
Field and Emergency Response Services$231.4M+7.3%
Safety-Kleen Oil$139.1M-13.0%

By segment

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Environmental Services$1.3B+3.6%
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions$217.1M-3.4%

By geography

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United States$1.4B+2.7%
Canada$108.2M-6.4%

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Questions, answered.

When did Clean Harbors report Q1 2026 earnings?
Clean Harbors (CLH) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 6, 2026 before market open.
What were Clean Harbors's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Clean Harbors reported revenue of $1.5B and diluted EPS of $1.19 for Q1 2026.
Did Clean Harbors beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $1.5B by $7.5M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.04.
How did Clean Harbors's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 1.9% from $1.4B a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 9.2% from $1.09.
Where can I find Clean Harbors's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0000822818-26-000017) and the 10-Q periodic report (0000822818-26-000020) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.