Casella Waste Systems, Inc. CWST R2K
Company Overview
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the United States. The company offers resource management expertise and services primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling and organics services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers. It also provides non-hazardous solid waste services, including collections, transfer stations, recycling, and disposal operations. In addition, the company markets various materials, including fibers, such as corrugated cardboard and newsprint, plastics, glass, ferrous, and aluminum metals. Casella Waste Systems, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Rutland, Vermont.
Why Investors Should Care
Revenue has grown at a 10.4% CAGR over the past five years.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.84B (+18.0% YoY); net profit $7.87M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +9.6%, earnings -41.9%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 10.4%, profit CAGR -24.3%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 10.44% |
| 1 Year: | 9.60% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -24.30% |
| 1 Year: | -41.85% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -13.84% |
| 6 Months: | -3.50% |
| 3 Months: | +13.63% |
| 1 Month: | +7.46% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
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- RSI (14)58.37 · Neutral
P/E of 876.91 is above the sector median of 30.17 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.
PROS
- Compounding revenue at 10.4% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 876.9.
- Earnings shrank at -24.3% CAGR over 5 years.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CWST Casella Waste Systems, Inc. R2K | 96.46 | 876.91 | $6.04B | 0.00% | 2.96% | 0.46% | 10.44% | -24.30% |
| 2 | CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPX | 933.34 | 46.39 | $429.89B | 0.72% | 17.98% | 51.33% | 2.29% | 5.24% |
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| 4 | GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXAI | 1,066.01 | 31.13 | $286.46B | 0.21% | 6.30% | 75.71% | 8.68% | - |
| 5 | RTX RTX Corporation SPX | 193.39 | 36.35 | $260.44B | 1.51% | 8.28% | 11.57% | 2.61% | 2.62% |
| 6 | UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPX | 288.30 | 23.71 | $171.17B | 2.02% | 15.22% | 40.69% | 2.30% | 7.77% |
| 7 | BA The Boeing Company SPX | 217.11 | 86.15 | $171.15B | 0.00% | -9.01% | - | 1.67% | -3.28% |
| 8 | ETN Eaton Corporation plc SPXAI | 415.52 | 40.66 | $161.35B | 1.12% | 11.53% | 20.84% | 4.73% | 10.38% |
| 9 | DE Deere & Company SPX | 584.40 | 33.07 | $157.85B | 1.12% | - | 18.35% | 3.43% | 5.10% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
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| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 147.46M | 165.65M | 172.83M | - | 163.66M | 187.46M | 198.55M | 193.62M | 182.91M | 188.77M | 202.67M | 200.24M | 189.53M | 215.88M | 241.97M | 234.03M | 283.67M | 295.27M | 262.60M | 289.64M | 352.74M | 341.01M | 377.16M | - | 417.10M | 465.33M | 485.35M | 469.06M | 457.33M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 280.50M | 308.10M | 315.30M | 312.81M | 308.90M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 136.60M | 157.23M | 170.05M | 156.25M | 148.43M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 128.00M | 131.50M | 136.10M | 135.45M | 136.10M |
| Operating Income | 11.34M | 12.70M | 4.70M | 1.97M | 15.60M | 17.38M | 10.00M | 6.56M | -47.28M | 18.28M | 9.86M | 838.00K | 15.15M | 28.88M | -5.14M | 4.44M | 15.54M | 18.48M | 14.60M | 7.01M | 17.44M | 20.63M | 14.21M | 12.01M | 21.95M | 27.39M | 10.17M | 31.72M | 36.29M | 10.27M | 22.61M | 34.19M | 6.83M | 23.02M | - | 8.60M | 25.73M | 33.95M | 20.80M | 12.33M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78.34M | 99.56M | 110.66M | 90.88M | 84.50M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.98M | 15.66M | 15.95M | 12.93M | 15.33M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -8.13M | 6.89M | 15.89M | -1.59M | -8.82M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3.33M | 1.68M | 5.91M | 921.00K | -3.29M |
| Net Income | 1.02M | 2.30M | -7.02M | -7.61M | 5.20M | 7.54M | -11.97M | -224.00K | -53.67M | 12.08M | - | -3.91M | 1.70M | 22.30M | - | -1.71M | 11.91M | 12.39M | 9.07M | 959.00K | 12.11M | 15.12M | 62.92M | 4.31M | 11.78M | 15.86M | 4.19M | 17.80M | 22.67M | 3.55M | 5.49M | 18.17M | -4.12M | 7.01M | - | -4.81M | 5.21M | 9.98M | -2.51M | -5.54M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.03 | 0.06 | -0.17 | -0.19 | 0.12 | 0.18 | -0.29 | -0.01 | -1.28 | 0.28 | 0.46 | -0.09 | 0.04 | 0.50 | -0.32 | -0.04 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 1.24 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.31 | -0.07 | 0.12 | - | -0.08 | 0.08 | 0.16 | -0.04 | -0.09 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 457.64M | 454.69M | 467.95M | 455.33M | 497.63M | 546.50M | 565.03M | 599.31M | 660.66M | 743.29M | 774.58M | - | 1.09B | 1.26B | 1.56B | 1.84B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 723.12M | 832.04M | 1.03B | 1.22B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 361.97M | 432.50M | 529.95M | 620.24M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 260.53M | 330.42M | 423.92M | 531.05M |
| Operating Income | 32.81M | 29.43M | -11.03M | 12.42M | 11.92M | 31.87M | 44.95M | -12.58M | 39.73M | 53.08M | 59.30M | - | 101.44M | 102.08M | 106.03M | 89.18M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 225.04M | 252.37M | 315.41M | 379.41M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.72M | 44.62M | 59.45M | 59.52M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74.97M | 37.05M | 21.05M | 13.05M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.89M | 11.65M | 7.51M | 5.18M |
| Net Income | -13.86M | 38.43M | -77.59M | -54.14M | -23.09M | -12.97M | -6.85M | -21.80M | 6.42M | 31.65M | 91.11M | - | 53.08M | 25.40M | 13.54M | 7.87M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.17 | -0.52 | 0.15 | 0.66 | 1.86 | - | 1.03 | 0.46 | 0.23 | 0.12 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | May 2013 | Apr 2014 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 690.58M | 633.74M | 663.12M | - | 638.28M | 658.20M | 633.67M | 631.51M | 614.95M | 732.41M | 932.18M | 1.19B | - | 1.45B | 2.54B | 3.23B | 3.30B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 207.48M | 426.32M | 613.30M | 369.28M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.84M | 2.04M | 1.82M | 4.53M | 1.75M | 1.75M | 2.46M | 2.21M | 2.31M | 2.54M | 2.00M | 4.01M | 3.47M | 154.34M | - | 71.15M | 220.91M | 383.30M | 123.77M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.47M | 17.86M | 21.54M | 24.36M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.89M | 157.32M | 165.92M | 178.07M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 951.32M | 1.51B | 1.68B | 1.73B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 83.92M | 81.25M | 88.10M | - | 89.75M | 86.43M | 85.35M | 82.43M | 88.57M | 111.50M | 130.59M | 131.21M | - | 177.60M | 278.86M | 307.32M | 293.90M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 585.01M | 1.01B | 1.09B | 1.13B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 658.33M | 1.12B | 1.21B | 1.24B |
| Total Equity | 66.31M | 50.30M | 93.99M | 16.43M | 11.29M | - | -8.41M | -12.25M | -21.52M | -24.53M | -37.86M | -15.83M | 122.75M | 362.14M | - | 497.90M | 1.02B | 1.55B | 1.57B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51.69M | 57.99M | 63.36M | 63.51M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | - | - | 70.51M | 80.43M | 107.54M | 120.83M | 116.83M | 139.92M | - | 217.31M | 233.09M | 281.36M | 329.78M |
| Investing Cash Flow | - | - | -48.78M | -62.96M | -76.45M | -164.20M | -177.46M | -140.03M | - | -206.92M | -1.01B | -670.61M | -469.15M |
| Financing Cash Flow | - | - | -21.62M | -18.59M | -31.64M | 45.38M | 60.10M | 150.98M | - | 26.95M | 922.30M | 551.64M | -27.07M |
| Capital Expenditure | -53.28M | -43.33M | -49.99M | -54.24M | -64.86M | -73.23M | -103.17M | -108.11M | - | -130.96M | -154.91M | -203.51M | -245.74M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | 20.51M | 26.20M | 42.68M | 47.60M | 13.66M | 31.81M | - | 86.35M | 78.19M | 77.85M | 84.03M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.34M | 149.76M | 162.39M | -166.44M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4% | 34.2% | 34.0% | 33.8% |
| Operating Margin % | 7.2% | 6.5% | -2.4% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 5.8% | 8.0% | -2.1% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 7.7% | - | 9.3% | 8.1% | 6.8% | 4.9% |
| Net Margin % | -3.0% | 8.5% | -16.6% | -11.9% | -4.6% | -2.4% | -1.2% | -3.6% | 1.0% | 4.3% | 11.8% | - | 4.9% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| ROE % | -27.6% | 40.9% | -472.2% | -479.8% | 274.7% | 60.3% | 27.9% | 57.6% | -40.6% | 25.8% | 25.2% | - | 10.7% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| ROCE % | - | 4.9% | -2.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 8.2% | -2.4% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 5.6% | - | 8.0% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 3.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 14.45% | 9.05M | $879.39M |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.35% | 3.35M | $325.94M |
| 3 | Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | 4.48% | 2.80M | $272.59M |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.47% | 2.80M | $272.06M |
| 5 | Wasatch Advisors LP | 4.12% | 2.58M | $250.99M |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 3.82% | 2.39M | $232.23M |
| 7 | Capital Research Global Investors | 3.72% | 2.33M | $226.49M |
| 8 | Capital International Investors | 3.12% | 1.95M | $189.81M |
| 9 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 2.71% | 1.70M | $165.19M |
| 10 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.64% | 1.65M | $160.71M |
Analyst View
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CWST — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST) trades at $96.46 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $74.97 to $111.96.
What is the market capitalisation of CWST?
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST) has a market capitalisation of $6.04B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of CWST?
CWST trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 876.91. The industry average P/E is 30.17. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.62.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of CWST?
CWST has a return on equity (ROE) of 0.46%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 2.96%.
Is CWST a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.