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Clean Harbors, Inc. CLH

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Clean Harbors, Inc.

Overview of Clean Harbors, Inc.

CLH NYQ
Industrials Waste Management Large Cap
Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH), is a Large Cap company, in the Waste Management industry, last closed at $288.93, about 37.0% overvalued vs fair value, +49.1% 1Y return, ranked 270/656 in sector.
$288.93
-0.17%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 24.0%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$15.44B
Enterprise Value
$18.06B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.cleanharbors.com
HQ Norwell, MA
Employees 22,155
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 29 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$161
$182
$205
Current: $288.93 -37% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$6.0B
2.4%%
Gross Profit
$1.8B
-2.4%%
Operating Income
$673.4M
0.5%%
Net Income
$391.0M
-2.8%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
85.9%
Good

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$250.0M
74.4% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Clean Harbors, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
71
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Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 97% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CLH's balance between Growth (26.8%), Profitability (37.0%), and Safety (36.3%). Growth 27% Safety 36% Profitability 37%

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Growth

50th percentile vs peers
51
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 2.4% 58p EPS CAGR 3Y 26.0% 71p EPS Growth YoY 6.8% 50p Revenue CAGR 3Y 5.3% 29p
Strengths
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (2.33, 88th percentile)
  • Debt/Fcf Ratio in top 20% of peers (9.05, 82th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

70th percentile vs peers
70
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Safety

68th percentile vs peers
69
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Clean Harbors, Inc..

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