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Clean Harbors CLH Current ratio

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Other financials

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

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Market cap$15.25B+42.9%
Enterprise value$17.75B+34.2%
P/E38.6×+11.3×
P/S2.5×+0.7×

Profitability

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

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.8%-1.2pp
Debt / equity1.1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Clean Harbors’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Clean Harbors’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Clean Harbors's current ratio?
Clean Harbors (CLH) reported current ratio of 2.3× in Q1 2026.
How has Clean Harbors's current ratio changed year-over-year?
Clean Harbors's current ratio decreased by 1.0% year-over-year, from 2.4× to 2.3×.
What is the long-term trend for Clean Harbors's current ratio?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Clean Harbors's current ratio has grown at a 1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 9× to 9.6×.
What does current ratio mean?
Whether the company has enough short-term assets to cover its short-term bills.
How do you interpret current ratio?
Above 1.0 means short-term assets cover short-term liabilities. Very high values can signal idle cash or bloated inventory/receivables rather than strength — there's a healthy middle, not 'more is better'.
How does current ratio compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry. Working-capital-light businesses can operate safely below 1.0 by collecting before they pay.