Industrials · Waste Management
Price
$301.65
Market Cap
$15.9B
Employees
22,796
Beta
0.88
Avg Volume
529,819
CEO
Eric W. Gerstenberg
Business Description
Clean Harbors, Inc. delivers a comprehensive range of environmental and industrial services across North America. The company is structured into two primary divisions: Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions. The Environmental Services segment manages the entire lifecycle of waste, from collection and transportation to treatment and final disposal of both hazardous and non-hazardous materials. This involves employing various techniques including resource reclamation, physical processing, fuel blending, incineration, secure landfilling, wastewater purification, and the proper handling of laboratory chemicals and explosive materials. Its specialized CleanPack services meticulously manage the collection, identification, categorization, bespoke packaging, transportation, and ultimate disposal of sensitive laboratory chemicals and household hazardous waste. This division further extends to industrial maintenance and specialized on-site industrial operations, leveraging advanced equipment and personnel for fieldwork. The Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment furnishes specially engineered parts washers and offers a diverse array of automotive and industrial cleaning agents, including antifreeze, windshield washer fluid, degreasers, surface and floor cleaners, hand sanitizers, absorbents, protective mats, and spill containment kits. This division handles the collection and transport of both hazardous and non-hazardous containerized waste, facilitating either recycling or appropriate disposal. It provides vacuum extraction services to eliminate solid debris, residual oily water, sludge, and other liquids from client oil/water separators, sumps, and collection tanks. It also collects waste fluids generated by metal fabrication facilities, automotive service centers, and various general manufacturing operations. Furthermore, this segment is involved in the manufacturing, formulation, packaging, distribution, and marketing of lubricants, additionally offering containerized waste management, vacuum services, the collection of used motor oil, and custom blending and packaging solutions. Established in 1980, the company maintains its headquarters in Norwell, Massachusetts.
Business History
Price Overview
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 11:02am (just now)$301.65
+2.26 (+0.75%)
Day Range
$297.90 – $302.53
52-Week Range
$201.34 – $316.98
50-Day MA
$294.45
200-Day MA
$262.57
Volume
712,631.00
Analyst Price Targets
Low
$248.00
Consensus
$303.30
High
$350.00
(42 analysts)
Share Structure
Outstanding
52,846,032.00
Float
50,108,079.00
Free Float
94.8%
High free float
— 94.8% of shares trade freely, ~5.2% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
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Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
APIStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
40.29
Stock Price: $301.65
EPS (Diluted): 7.31
EPS (Diluted): 7.31
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
4.54
Stock Price: $301.65
Total Equity: $2.75B
Shares: 53,382,000
Total Equity: $2.75B
Shares: 53,382,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
15.87
Market Cap: $15.94B
Total Debt: $3.07B
Cash: $826.32M
EBITDA: $1.14B
Total Debt: $3.07B
Cash: $826.32M
EBITDA: $1.14B
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$15.1B
Market Cap: $15.94B
Total Debt: $3.07B
Cash: $826.32M
Total Debt: $3.07B
Cash: $826.32M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
29.5%
Gross Profit: $1.78B
Revenue: $6.03B
Revenue: $6.03B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
11.2%
Operating Income: $673.37M
Revenue: $6.03B
Revenue: $6.03B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
6.5%
Net Income: $390.97M
Revenue: $6.03B
Revenue: $6.03B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
APINet Income / Total Equity
14.4%
Net Income: $390.97M
Total Equity: $2.75B
Total Equity: $2.75B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
APINOPAT / Invested Capital
7.6%
Operating Income: $673.37M
Tax Rate: 25.9%
Equity: $2.75B
Total Debt: $3.07B
Cash: $826.32M
Tax Rate: 25.9%
Equity: $2.75B
Total Debt: $3.07B
Cash: $826.32M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
2.33
Current Assets: $2.65B
Current Liabilities: $1.14B
Current Liabilities: $1.14B
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
1.12
Short-Term Debt: $120.95M
Long-Term Debt: $2.95B
Total Debt: $3.07B
Total Equity: $2.75B
Long-Term Debt: $2.95B
Total Debt: $3.07B
Total Equity: $2.75B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$112.98
Revenue: $6.03B
Shares: 53,382,000
Shares: 53,382,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$51.43
Total Equity: $2.75B
Shares: 53,382,000
Shares: 53,382,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$8.21
Operating CF: $866.73M
CapEx: -$428.57M
Shares: 53,382,000
CapEx: -$428.57M
Shares: 53,382,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $301.65
Stock Price: $301.65
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $390.97M
Net Income: $390.97M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
— For dividend/income stocks only
4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:02pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.8B | $5.2B | $5.4B | $5.9B | $6.0B |
| Cost of Revenue | $2.6B | $3.5B | $3.7B | $4.1B | $4.3B |
| Gross Profit | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.8B |
| Operating Expenses | $847.8M | $987.9M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Operating Income | $347.9M | $634.7M | $612.4M | $670.2M | $673.4M |
| Net Income | $203.2M | $411.7M | $377.9M | $402.3M | $391.0M |
| EBITDA | $647.7M | $997.9M | $989.6M | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| EPS | $3.73 | $7.59 | $6.99 | $7.46 | $7.31 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:02pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $452.6M | $492.6M | $444.7M | $687.2M | $826.3M |
| Total Current Assets | $1.7B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.6B |
| Total Assets | $5.7B | $6.1B | $6.4B | $7.4B | $7.6B |
| Current Liabilities | $925.3M | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Long-Term Debt | $2.5B | $2.4B | $2.3B | $2.8B | $2.9B |
| Total Liabilities | $4.1B | $4.2B | $4.1B | $4.8B | $4.9B |
| Total Equity | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.2B | $2.6B | $2.7B |
| Retained Earnings | $1.2B | $1.6B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $2.8B |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:02pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $546.0M | $626.2M | $734.6M | $777.8M | $866.7M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$245.7M | -$347.0M | -$424.9M | -$432.2M | -$428.6M |
| Free Cash Flow | $300.3M | $279.2M | $309.6M | $345.5M | $438.2M |
| Acquisitions (net) | -$1.3B | -$69.5M | -$118.8M | -$477.3M | $4.3M |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | -$54.4M | -$50.2M | -$51.2M | -$55.2M | -$250.0M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$66.5M | $40.0M | -$47.9M | $242.5M | $139.1M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 10:04am (58m ago)| Metric | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$6.6B $6.5B – $6.8B
|
$6.8B $6.8B – $6.9B
|
$7.4B $7.4B – $7.5B
|
$7.7B $7.7B – $7.8B
|
| EBITDA |
$1.3B $1.3B – $1.4B
|
$1.4B $1.4B – $1.4B
|
$1.5B $1.5B – $1.5B
|
$1.6B $1.5B – $1.6B
|
| Net Income |
$493.0M $477.0M – $525.5M
|
$570.3M $549.0M – $591.5M
|
$657.1M $649.9M – $669.3M
|
$725.5M $717.5M – $738.9M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:02pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +35.8% | +4.7% | +8.9% | +2.4% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +35.7% | +2.5% | +9.7% | -2.4% |
| Operating Income Growth | +82.5% | -3.5% | +9.4% | +0.5% |
| Net Income Growth | +102.6% | -8.2% | +6.5% | -2.8% |
| EBITDA Growth | +54.1% | -0.8% | +10.0% | +4.3% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 10:04am (58m ago)
Type codes
PPurchase
SSale
AAward / grant
MOption exercise
FIn-kind (tax)
CConversion
GGift
DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | States Lauren | S-Sale | 789.00 | $286.19 | $225,804 |
| 2026-05-20 | Willett Robert | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-20 | Welch John R. | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-20 | Stewart Shelley JR | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-20 | States Lauren | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-20 | Robertson Andrea | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-20 | Reed Marcy L. | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-20 | Quirk Alison A. | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-20 | PRESTON JOHN T | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-20 | GALANTE EDWARD G | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-20 | Polito Karyn | A-Award | 652.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-11 | Polito Karyn | P-Purchase | 460.00 | $295.13 | $135,760 |
| 2026-05-11 | Polito Karyn | A-Award | 460.00 | $295.13 | $135,760 |
| 2026-05-11 | Robertson Andrea | G-Gift | 342.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-03-18 | GERSTENBERG ERIC W | S-Sale | 1,000.00 | $293.00 | $293,000 |
| 2026-03-18 | Reed Marcy L. | S-Sale | 836.00 | $287.94 | $240,718 |
| 2026-03-13 | Weber Brian P | F-InKind | 960.00 | $288.93 | $277,373 |
| 2026-03-13 | Weber Brian P | D-Return | 1,869.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-03-17 | Weber Brian P | S-Sale | 4,683.00 | $293.39 | $1.4M |
| 2026-03-13 | Underwood Rebecca | F-InKind | 125.00 | $288.93 | $36,116 |
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