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CLEAN HARBORS INC CLH

NYSE · stock · Hazardous Waste Management · website · IPO 1987-11-24 · LEI

CLEAN HARBORS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$15.9B
P / E40.8×
P / S2.6×
P / B5.8×
P / FCF36.1×
Net margin6.5%
Return on equity14.2%
FCF margin7.3%
Net debt$2.8B
Net debt / EBITDA2.5×
Enterprise value USD$18.7B
EV / EBITDA16.7×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.6%
Return on capital10.4%
Graham number -71.1%$91.50

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($91.50); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-1.40% 3.40% 2.00% 2.90% 4.30% 5.30% 8.00% 7.00% 6.80% 6.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2.50% 4.30% 5.50% 6.70% 8.00% 9.10% 12.30% 11.30% 11.40% 11.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-3.70% 8.50% 5.60% 7.70% 10.10% 13.40% 21.40% 16.80% 15.60% 14.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
57.5M 57.2M 56.3M 56.1M 55.7M 54.8M 54.5M 54.4M 54.2M 53.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.33B $1.31B $1.34B $1.18B $1.55B $2.52B $2.41B $2.29B $2.77B $2.76B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-1.10% 2.70% 1.80% 2.40% 3.30% 3.60% 6.70% 5.90% 5.50% 5.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.50% 4.00% 5.40% 5.80% 7.50% 8.00% 5.40% 5.80% 5.90% 7.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.51× 1.37× 1.34× 1.22× 1.16× 1.66× 1.26× 1.02× 1.08× 1.01× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.69 $1.76 $1.16 $1.74 $2.42 $3.71 $7.56 $6.95 $7.42 $7.28 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CLEAN HARBORS INC trades at about 43.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.2×–58.3×, median 32×).

17.2× 58.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17.2×–58.3×); dot = today's 43.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin11.2%11.4%11.3%12.3%9.1%8.0%6.7%5.5%4.3%2.5%
Net margin6.5%6.8%7.0%8.0%5.3%4.3%2.9%2.0%3.4%-1.4%
FCF margin7.3%5.9%5.8%5.4%8.0%7.5%5.8%5.4%4.0%1.5%
Return on assets5.1%5.5%5.9%6.7%3.6%3.3%2.4%1.8%2.7%-1.1%
Return on equity14.2%15.6%16.8%21.4%13.4%10.1%7.7%5.6%8.5%-3.7%
Debt / equity1.01×1.08×1.02×1.26×1.66×1.16×1.22×1.34×1.37×1.51×
Current ratio2.332.211.981.991.882.401.952.002.292.17

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.