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CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 7, 2026
$86.54−1.46 (-1.66%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $5.51B
- P/E (TTM)
- 961.6
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2010 to 2025
Gross margin
33.8%+0.3 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
3.5%−4.2 pts over 5 years
Net margin
0.4%−11.3 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +18.0% | +19.2% | +18.9% | – | |
| Gross profit | +17.0% | +19.7% | +19.1% | – | |
| Operating income | -12.5% | -12.6% | +1.4% | – | |
| Net income | -41.9% | -47.1% | -38.7% | – | |
| EPS, diluted | -47.8% | -51.2% | -42.2% | – | |
| Free cash flow | +8.4% | -0.6% | +21.6% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | 37.6% | 0.5% | |
| Return on assets | – | 8.6% | 0.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 1.88 | 1.26 | |
| Debt to equity | -20.74 | 1.49 | 0.74 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.74× | 2.57× | 2.78× | |
| Interest coverage | 1.2× | 2.7× | 1.0× | |
| Capex to revenue | 9.6% | 14.0% | 13.3% | |
| Diluted shares | 41M | 49M | 64M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Casella Waste Systems generated $1.24B from operations and spent $857.46M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 100% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$1.24B
Used
$857.46M
Capital expenditure$857.46M100%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin0.4%
×Asset turnover0.56×
×Equity multiplier2.09×
=Return on equity, FY20250.5%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.4% | 0.56× | 2.09× | 0.5% |
| FY2024 | 0.9% | 0.54× | 2.24× | 1.1% |
| FY2023 | 2.0% | 0.63× | 2.62× | 3.3% |
| FY2022 | 4.9% | 0.79× | 2.97× | 11.5% |
| FY2021 | 4.6% | 0.72× | 3.16× | 10.5% |
| FY2020 | 11.8% | 0.73× | 4.38× | 37.6% |
| FY2019 | 4.3% | 0.89× | 15.57× | 59.2% |
| FY2018 | 1.0% | 0.98× | -25.09× | -23.9% |
| FY2017 | -3.6% | 0.96× | -19.98× | 69.9% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
3of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$7.87M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$329.78M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year0.5% → 0.2%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$329.78M vs $7.87M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell33.8% → 34.2%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose2.00 → 1.26
- No dilutionShare count did not rise60M → 64M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year34.03% → 33.77%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.61 → 0.57