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Casella Waste Systems CWST Accretion of asset retirement obligations

Accretion of asset retirement obligations at other companies

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$457.3M+9.6%
Gross profit$148.4M+8.6%
Operating income$4.9M+54.5%
Net income-$5.5M-15.2%
EPS (diluted)-$0.09-12.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$126.9M-52.6%
Total debt$1.3B+2.7%
Total equity$1.6B+1.4%
Total assets$3.3B+2.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$62.3M+24.2%
CapEx$50.0M-9.9%
Free cash flow$12.3M+329%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.53B-28.7%

Profitability

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Gross margin33.7%-0.4pp
Operating margin3.5%-0.7pp
Net margin0.8%+0.3pp
FCF margin5.5%-0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity1%+0.3pp
Debt / equity0.8×0.0×
Current ratio1.4×-0.6×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Casella Waste Systems in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AccretionExpenseIncludingAssetRetirementObligations.

The official record: Casella Waste Systems’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Casella Waste Systems's accretion of asset retirement obligations?
Casella Waste Systems (CWST) reported accretion of asset retirement obligations of $4M in Q1 2026.
How has Casella Waste Systems's accretion of asset retirement obligations changed year-over-year?
Casella Waste Systems's accretion of asset retirement obligations increased by 7.8% year-over-year, from $3.71M to $4M.
What is the long-term trend for Casella Waste Systems's accretion of asset retirement obligations?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Casella Waste Systems's accretion of asset retirement obligations has grown at a 19.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.32M to $14.72M.
What does accretion of asset retirement obligations mean?
This represents the non-cash interest expense recognized over time to increase the carrying amount of asset retirement obligations. It reflects the periodic unwinding of the discount on liabilities associated with the future closure and post-closure care of landfills. Investors monitor this to understand the long-term environmental liability profile and its impact on non-cash earnings adjustments.