Clean Harbors vs Waste Connections
CLH and WCN side by side, both in electric, gas, and sanitary services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CLH and WCN compare
Waste Connections is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as Clean Harbors ($46.4B against $15.9B).
On earnings, Clean Harbors is cheaper: it trades at 36.6× trailing earnings, against 44.4× for Waste Connections.
Waste Connections grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.7% versus 5.1% for Clean Harbors).
Waste Connections pays a dividend yielding 0.57%; Clean Harbors does not pay one.
Clean Harbors scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 11 for Waste Connections), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CLH | WCN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $15.9B | $46.4B |
| Share price | $302.12 | $184.08 |
| Change, 1 year | 38.6% | 9.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 185% | 36.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.71 | 0.37 |
| Employees | 22K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 36.6× (better) | 44.4× |
| P/S | 2.6× (better) | 4.8× |
| P/B | 5.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.2× (better) | 18.9× |
| P/FCF | 34.5× (better) | 37.6× |
| PEG | – | 5.05 |
| FCF yield | 2.9% (better) | 2.7% |
| Fair value | $206.55 | $171.86 |
| Margin of safety | −46.3% | −7.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.1% | 5.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.9% (better) | 11.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.1% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 15.9% | 67.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 24.6% | 39.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.3% | 42.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 17.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 7.0% | – |
| FCF margin | 7.4% | 12.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 15.6% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 10.9% (better) | 7.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.95 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.89 (better) | 3.13 |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.8× |
| Current ratio | 2.13 (better) | 0.66 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.79 (better) | 3.10 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.57% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 11 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 11.2% |
| Buyback yield | 1.5% | 2.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.5% | 3.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.7% | 86.2% |
| Held by insiders | 5.1% | 0.28% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$65.0M | $2.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.2% | 1.6% |
Go deeper
- CLH stock overview
- CLH income statement
- CLH valuation and score
- WCN stock overview
- WCN income statement
- WCN valuation and score
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