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Casella Waste Systems CWST Return on invested capital

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9.6%-0.3pp
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16.7%+0.5pp
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6%-9.0pp

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

Calculated from Casella Waste Systems’s reported figures.

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 return on invested capital?
Casella Waste Systems (CWST) reported return on invested capital of 2.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Casella Waste Systems's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Casella Waste Systems's return on invested capital increased by 19.0% year-over-year, from 2.1% to 2.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Casella Waste Systems's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Casella Waste Systems's return on invested capital has grown at a -20.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.5% to 2.4%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.