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Casella Waste Systems CWST Gross margin

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40.7%+1.2pp
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42%0.0pp
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42.5%+0.5pp
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31.7%+1.0pp
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29%+0.2pp
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69.4%+38.7pp

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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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

Calculated from Casella Waste Systems’s reported figures.

gross profit/total revenue=33.7%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 gross margin?
Casella Waste Systems (CWST) reported gross margin of 33.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Casella Waste Systems's gross margin changed year-over-year?
Casella Waste Systems's gross margin decreased by 1.2% year-over-year, from 34.1% to 33.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Casella Waste Systems's gross margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Casella Waste Systems's gross margin has grown at a 0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 33.4% to 33.8%.
What does gross margin mean?
Gross profit (revenue minus cost of revenue) as a percentage of revenue, on a trailing-twelve-month basis. Measures how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of producing the goods or services sold.