Casella Waste Systems CWST Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 33.7%-0.1pp | 33.8%0.0pp | 33.7%0.0pp | 33.7%-0.4pp | 34.1%0.0pp | |
| Operating margin | 3.5%0.0pp | 3.5%-0.5pp | 3.9%+0.1pp | 3.8%-0.4pp | 4.2%-0.4pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 20.2%0.0pp | 20.2%-0.1pp | 20.3%+0.6pp | 19.7%0.0pp | 19.7%-0.1pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.5%+0.8pp | 4.6%+0.2pp | 4.4%-0.9pp | 5.3%-0.6pp | 5.8%+0.8pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on invested capital | 2.4%0.0pp | 2.4%+0.3pp | 2.1%+0.1pp | 2.1%0.0pp | 2.1%-0.1pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.4×+0.1× | 1.3×-0.3× | 1.5×-0.2× | 1.7×-0.3× | 2×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.4×+0.1× | 1.3×-0.2× | 1.4×-0.2× | 1.6×-0.3× | 1.9×-0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.4×-0.2× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.3× | 1.1×-0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | |
| 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 | 3.2×-0.1× | 3.3×+0.2× | 3.1×-0.1× | 3.2×0.0× | 3.2×+0.3× | |
| Interest coverage | 1×0.0× | 1×-0.1× | 1.1×+0.1× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×0.0× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $24.680.0% | $24.68+0.1% | $24.65+0.8% | $24.45+0.2% | $24.40-6.1% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $5.04B-19.0% | $6.22B+3.2% | $6.02B-19.4% | $7.47B+5.8% | $7.07B+5.5% | |
| Enterprise value | $6.24B-16.0% | $7.43B+3.9% | $7.15B-16.5% | $8.57B+5.9% | $8.09B+6.5% | |
| Price / sales | 2.7×-0.7× | 3.4×0.0× | 3.4×-1.0× | 4.3×0.0× | 4.3×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 3.2×-0.8× | 4×+0.1× | 3.8×-1.0× | 4.8×+0.2× | 4.6×+0.2× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.5×-3.6× | 20×+0.4× | 19.6×-5.6× | 25.2×+0.1× | 25.2×+0.5× | |
| EV / sales | 3.3×-0.7× | 4×+0.1× | 4×-1.0× | 5×0.0× | 5×+0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 2%+0.7pp | 1.4%+0.1pp | 1.3%+0.1pp | 1.2%-0.1pp | 1.3%+0.2pp |
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- What are Casella Waste Systems's profit margins?
- Casella Waste Systems (CWST) runs a 33.7% gross margin and a 3.5% operating margin, with a 0.8% net margin.
- Where do Casella Waste Systems's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Casella Waste Systems'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.