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Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
CWST Industrials Waste Management
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.8 billion, up 18.0% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 16.9%, EPS fell 25.0%, free cash flow grew 14.2% and total debt rose 18.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 4.97 | 11.15 | 22.15 | 26.75 | 34.35 | 53.43 | 63.90 | 72.33 | 80.04 | 82.22 |
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| High | 13.41 | 23.20 | 34.48 | 47.72 | 63.58 | 89.84 | 92.75 | 95.78 | 114.88 | 121.24 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,300 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,900 | 3,200 | 4,200 | 5,100 | 5,600 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 565 | 599 | 661 | 743 | 775 | 889 | 1,085 | 1,265 | 1,557 | 1,837 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 32.40 | 32.39 | 31.39 | 31.57 | 33.43 | 34.50 | 33.36 | 34.20 | 34.03 | 33.77 | |||||
| EBT | (6) | (37) | 6 | 30 | 38 | 58 | 75 | 37 | 21 | 13 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (1.13) | (6.18) | 0.91 | 4.01 | 4.94 | 6.53 | 6.91 | 2.93 | 1.35 | 0.71 | |||||
| Net income | (7) | (22) | 6 | 32 | 91 | 41 | 53 | 25 | 14 | 8 | |||||
| Depreciation | 75 | 74 | 83 | 82 | 93 | 106 | 128 | 174 | 238 | 310 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 13.70 | 14.32 | 15.48 | 15.74 | 15.87 | 17.33 | 21.02 | 22.92 | 26.14 | 28.94 | ||||
| Earnings | (0.17) | (0.52) | 0.15 | 0.67 | 1.87 | 0.80 | 1.03 | 0.46 | 0.23 | 0.12 | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.95 | 2.57 | 2.83 | 2.47 | 2.87 | 3.56 | 4.21 | 4.22 | 4.72 | 5.20 | |||||
| Capex | (1.28) | (1.53) | (1.70) | (2.17) | (2.20) | (2.39) | (2.53) | (2.79) | (3.39) | (3.86) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.67 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 0.31 | 0.66 | 1.17 | 1.68 | 1.44 | 1.33 | 1.34 | |||||
| Book value | (0.60) | (0.90) | (0.37) | 2.60 | 7.42 | 8.23 | 9.64 | 18.52 | 26.03 | 24.72 | |||||
| Shares, m | 41 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 63 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 189.93 | 69.74 | 33.85 | 106.78 | 77.29 | 188.18 | 460.04 | 816.17 | ||||
| P/S | 0.93 | 1.62 | 1.84 | 2.92 | 3.90 | 4.93 | 3.75 | 3.69 | 4.05 | 3.38 | |||||
| P/B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.71 | 8.35 | 10.38 | 8.17 | 4.57 | 4.06 | 3.96 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.82 | 2.42 | 2.66 | 3.61 | 4.40 | 5.51 | 4.23 | 4.35 | 4.53 | 3.95 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 37.37 | 33.41 | 36.24 | 186.18 | 105.36 | 81.38 | 52.82 | 69.29 | 88.72 | 85.49 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 80 | 108 | 121 | 117 | 140 | 183 | 217 | 233 | 281 | 330 | ||||
| Capex | (53) | (64) | (72) | (102) | (108) | (123) | (130) | (154) | (202) | (245) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 28 | 43 | 48 | 14 | 32 | 60 | 87 | 79 | 79 | 85 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (4) | (4) | (14) | (28) | 116 | (6) | 30 | 147 | 306 | 75 | ||||
| Total debt | 509 | 483 | 544 | 513 | 540 | 552 | 594 | 1,043 | 1,133 | 1,155 | |||||
| Net debt | 506 | 481 | 540 | 510 | 385 | 519 | 523 | 823 | 750 | 1,031 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | (25) | (38) | (16) | 123 | 362 | 422 | 498 | 1,022 | 1,551 | 1,569 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (1.08) | (3.50) | 0.95 | 3.80 | 8.57 | 3.32 | 3.88 | 1.27 | 0.47 | 0.24 | ||||
| ROIC | 5.83 | (1.78) | 4.73 | 5.24 | 4.96 | 5.16 | 5.84 | 2.73 | 1.98 | 1.53 | |||||
| ROE | 29.68 | 69.86 | (23.91) | 59.21 | 37.58 | 10.48 | 11.53 | 3.34 | 1.05 | 0.50 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. vs peers in Waste Management (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM Waste Management, Inc. | $89.6B | 32.0× | 27.0× | +3.95% (above 0%: growing) | +8.89% (above 0%: growing) | +34.81% (above 0%: growing) | 40.83% | 18.75% | Compare |
| RSG Republic Services, Inc. | $70.3B | 32.8× | 28.9× | +4.60% (above 0%: growing) | +4.55% (above 0%: growing) | +8.20% (above 0%: growing) | 42.14% | 20.34% | Compare |
| WCN Waste Connections, Inc. | $41.7B | 40.3× | 33.5× | +6.42% (above 0%: growing) | +4.46% (above 0%: growing) | +6.63% (above 0%: growing) | 42.25% | 17.08% | Compare |
| GFL GFL Environmental Inc. | $19.0B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +16.16% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +557.08% (above 0%: growing) | 19.81% | 5.58% | Compare |
| CLH Clean Harbors, Inc. | $16.9B | 38.7× | 33.3× | +11.95% (above 0%: growing) | +36.29% (above 0%: growing) | −4.89% (below 0%: shrinking) | 35.09% | 15.50% | Compare |
| CWST Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | $5.5B | 978× | 559× | +16.85% (above 0%: growing) | −25.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | +14.24% (above 0%: growing) | 32.88% | 3.67% | |
| ONT Onterris, Inc. | $494.1M | — (loss-making) | 123× | −20.42% (below 0%: shrinking) | −91.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | −96.15% (below 0%: shrinking) | 44.07% | 3.46% | Compare |
| PESI Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. | $282.0M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −11.66% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −156.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | (19.43%) | (50.50%) | Compare |
| ABAT American Battery Technology Company | $225.5M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +196.60% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −32.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | 15.66% | (246.50%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $17.9B | 35.7× | 33.3× | +5.51% | +4.55% | +0.87% | 37.96% | 10.54% |
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST) key facts
- Strength: Casella Waste Systems, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.8 billion, up 18.0% from fiscal 2024.
- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST) is a Waste Management company in the Industrials sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, CWST traded at $88.00, a market capitalization of $5.5 billion.
- Return on equity was 0.50% and debt-to-equity 0.85.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.74 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.