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Clean Harbors CLH Operating margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.7B+11.9%
Gross profit$608.8M+17.9%
Operating income$268.9M+27.9%
Net income$170.5M+34.3%
EPS (diluted)$3.22+36.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$408.4M-32.0%
Total debt$3.0B0.0%
Total equity$2.9B+7.9%
Total assets$7.8B+5.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$239.2M+15.0%
CapEx$126.2M+40.2%
Free cash flow$113.0M-4.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$16.32B+25.6%
Enterprise value$18.95B+22.8%
P/E37.2×+3.4×
P/S2.6×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin32.3%+1.5pp
Net margin7%+0.6pp
FCF margin7.4%+0.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15.6%+0.6pp
Debt / equity-0.1×
Current ratio2.1×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Clean Harbors’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Clean Harbors’s 10-Q, filed July 29, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Jul 29, 2026, 10:56 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0000822818-26-000034

FAQ

What is Clean Harbors's operating margin?
Clean Harbors (CLH) reported operating margin of 11.8% in Q2 2026.
How has Clean Harbors's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Clean Harbors's operating margin increased by 8.1% year-over-year, from 11% to 11.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Clean Harbors's operating margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Clean Harbors's operating margin has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8% to 11.2%.
What does operating margin mean?
Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.

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