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Clean Harbors CLH Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin31.7%+0.4pp31.3%+0.2pp31.1%+0.4pp30.8%0.0pp30.8%-0.2pp
Operating margin11.2%+0.1pp11.2%+0.2pp10.9%0.0pp11%-0.1pp11%-0.3pp
Net margin6.5%0.0pp6.5%0.0pp6.5%0.0pp6.5%-0.1pp6.6%-0.3pp
EBITDA margin18.7%+0.1pp18.6%+0.1pp18.5%+0.2pp18.3%+0.2pp18.1%-0.1pp
Free cash flow margin7.7%+0.4pp7.3%-0.2pp7.5%+1.1pp6.5%+0.6pp5.9%0.0pp
Returns
Return on equity14.8%+0.1pp14.7%+0.1pp14.6%-0.3pp14.9%-1.1pp16%-0.7pp
Return on assets5.3%+0.1pp5.2%0.0pp5.2%0.0pp5.3%-0.2pp5.5%-0.3pp
Return on invested capital9.6%0.0pp9.7%-0.1pp9.8%+0.1pp9.7%-0.2pp9.9%-0.7pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×
Inventory turnover11.2×+0.2×11×+0.1×10.9×-0.1×11×-0.3×11.3×-0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.3×0.0×2.3×-0.1×2.4×0.0×2.4×+0.1×2.4×+0.2×
Quick ratio0.0×-0.1×2.1×0.0×2.1×+0.1×+0.1×
Cash ratio0.5×-0.2×0.7×0.0×0.7×+0.1×0.6×+0.1×0.5×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.1×-0.1×1.2×+0.1×1.1×0.0×1.1×-0.1×1.2×-0.1×
Debt-to-assets0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA2.2×0.0×2.2×+0.1×2.1×-0.2×2.2×-0.1×2.4×0.0×
Per Share
Book value per share$52.38+2.5%$51.11-1.1%$51.68+2.4%$50.45+5.9%$47.62+0.3%
Valuation
Market capitalization$15.17B+21.1%$12.53B+0.6%$12.45B-0.1%$12.47B+17.4%$10.62B-14.4%
Enterprise value$17.67B+18.0%$14.97B+1.7%$14.72B-1.2%$14.9B+13.2%$13.16B-11.9%
Price / earnings38.4×+6.3×32×0.0×32.1×-0.3×32.4×+5.3×27.1×-3.7×
Price / sales2.5×+0.4×2.1×0.0×2.1×0.0×2.1×+0.3×1.8×-0.3×
Price / book5.5×+0.9×4.6×+0.1×4.5×-0.1×4.6×+0.5×4.1×-0.7×
EV / EBITDA15.6×+2.3×13.4×0.0×13.4×-0.4×13.7×+1.5×12.3×-1.7×
EV / sales2.9×+0.4×2.5×0.0×2.5×0.0×2.5×+0.3×2.2×-0.3×
Free cash flow yield3.1%-0.4pp3.5%-0.1pp3.6%+0.5pp3.1%-0.2pp3.3%+0.5pp
Earnings yield2.6%-0.5pp3.1%0.0pp3.1%0.0pp3.1%-0.6pp3.7%+0.4pp
PEG ratio34.5×6.4×+1.7×

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Questions, answered.

What are Clean Harbors's profit margins?
Clean Harbors (CLH) runs a 31.7% gross margin and a 11.2% operating margin, with a 6.5% net margin.
Where do Clean Harbors's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Clean Harbors's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.