Casella Waste Systems Inc (CWST) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $6.27BP/E –Yield –
Casella Waste Systems Inc grew revenue 13.0% to $2.03B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income fell 25.5% to $52.35M, moving the operating margin from 3.9% to 2.6%. Free cash flow was $80.65M, up 3.0% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $6.27B.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $6.27B
- P/E ratio
- –
- Price to sales
- 3.09
- Price to book
- 3.97
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 1.29%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $2.03B
- Net income
- -$11.30M
- EPS, diluted
- -$0.18
- Free cash flow
- $80.65M
- Book value per share
- $24.81
- Diluted shares
- 64M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Previous close
- $93.00
- Open
- $92.94
- Day's range
- $91.77 – $98.67
- Volume
- 1,090,259
- Average volume (20 days)
- 779,264
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since Feb 2026), Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.41
- 52-week range
- $74.05 – $107.96
- RSI (14 days)
- 57.7
- Volatility (1 year)
- 38.1%
- Relative volume
- 1.76×
- WACC
- 6.7%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CWST | S&P 500 | Difference | CWST per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +17.6% | -2.4% | +20.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | +6.5% | -1.2% | +7.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | +0.6% | +12.3% | −11.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +11.6% | +12.4% | −0.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +25.2% | +78.8% | −53.6 pts | +7.8% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +13.5% | +75.2% | −61.7 pts | +2.6% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +726.6% | +311.1% | +415.5 pts | +23.5% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2010 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Casella Waste Systems filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
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- News
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About Casella Waste Systems
Refuse Systems
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. operates as a vertically integrated solid waste and resource management enterprise. The company provides non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and organics solutions to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial clients. Its core activities are divided into regional solid waste divisions—Eastern, Western, and Mid-Atlantic—supplemented by a non-geographic Resource Solutions segment delivering advanced material processing, industrial recycling, organics management, and brokerage services for major customers with diverse sustainability needs.
Company profile, executives and historyCasella Waste Systems stock: common questions
What is Casella Waste Systems's stock price?
CWST closed at $98.53 on Nov 11, 2026, up 5.95% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $74.05 and $107.96.
What is Casella Waste Systems's market cap?
Casella Waste Systems was worth $6.27B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is CWST's P/E ratio?
Casella Waste Systems lost money over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026 (diluted EPS -$0.18), so it has no meaningful P/E ratio.
How much revenue does Casella Waste Systems make?
Casella Waste Systems reported revenue of $2.03B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 13.0% from a year earlier.
Does Casella Waste Systems pay a dividend?
No. Casella Waste Systems has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does Casella Waste Systems report earnings next?
Casella Waste Systems is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 18, 2027, after the close. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has CWST stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, CWST returned +11.6% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many CWST shares are sold short?
5M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 7.59% of the float, or 6.7 days of average trading volume.
Who are Casella Waste Systems's competitors?
Companies most similar to Casella Waste Systems by business, industry and size include NVRI, GFL, WCN, RSG, WM.
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