Clean Harbors CLH Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 31.7%+1.0pp | 31.3%+0.3pp | 31.1%-0.1pp | 30.8%-0.5pp | 30.8%-0.1pp | |
| Operating margin | 11.2%+0.2pp | 11.2%-0.2pp | 10.9%-0.8pp | 11%-0.4pp | 11%-0.2pp | |
| Net margin | 6.5%-0.1pp | 6.5%-0.3pp | 6.5%-0.7pp | 6.5%-0.5pp | 6.6%-0.3pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 18.7%+0.6pp | 18.6%+0.4pp | 18.5%-0.1pp | 18.3%0.0pp | 18.1%-0.1pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.7%+1.9pp | 7.3%+1.5pp | 7.5%+2.8pp | 6.5%+2.2pp | 5.9%+1.3pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 14.8%-1.2pp | 14.7%-2.0pp | 14.6%-3.0pp | 14.9%-2.3pp | 16%-1.5pp | |
| Return on assets | 5.3%-0.2pp | 5.2%-0.6pp | 5.2%-0.9pp | 5.3%-0.7pp | 5.5%-0.2pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 9.6%-0.3pp | 9.7%-0.9pp | 9.8%-1.1pp | 9.7%-0.6pp | 9.9%-0.1pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 11.2×-0.1× | 11×-0.5× | 10.9×-0.7× | 11×-0.2× | 11.3×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.3×0.0× | 2.3×+0.1× | 2.4×+0.3× | 2.4×+0.3× | 2.4×+0.3× | |
| Quick ratio | 2×0.0× | 2×+0.1× | 2.1×+0.3× | 2.1×+0.3× | 2×+0.3× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.5×0.0× | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.7×+0.3× | 0.6×+0.2× | 0.5×+0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.2×-0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2×-0.2× | 2.2×-0.2× | 2.1×-0.3× | 2.2×-0.3× | 2.4×-0.3× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $52.38+10.0% | $51.11+7.6% | $51.68+10.8% | $50.45+12.1% | $47.62+11.7% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $15.17B+42.9% | $12.53B+1.0% | $12.45B-4.5% | $12.47B+2.2% | $10.62B-2.2% | |
| Enterprise value | $17.67B+34.2% | $14.97B+0.2% | $14.72B-5.4% | $14.9B+0.6% | $13.16B-2.7% | |
| Price / earnings | 38.4×+11.2× | 32×+1.2× | 32.1×+0.8× | 32.4×+1.3× | 27.1×-1.8× | |
| Price / sales | 2.5×+0.7× | 2.1×0.0× | 2.1×-0.2× | 2.1×-0.1× | 1.8×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 5.5×+1.3× | 4.6×-0.3× | 4.5×-0.7× | 4.6×-0.4× | 4.1×-0.6× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.6×+3.4× | 13.4×-0.6× | 13.4×-1.1× | 13.7×-0.6× | 12.3×-1.4× | |
| EV / sales | 2.9×+0.7× | 2.5×-0.1× | 2.5×-0.2× | 2.5×-0.1× | 2.2×-0.3× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.1%-0.2pp | 3.5%+0.7pp | 3.6%+1.5pp | 3.1%+1.1pp | 3.3%+1.0pp | |
| Earnings yield | 2.6%-1.1pp | 3.1%-0.1pp | 3.1%-0.1pp | 3.1%-0.1pp | 3.7%+0.2pp | |
| PEG ratio | 34.5×+28.1× | —— | —— | —— | 6.4×— |
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Compare these in charts →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.
