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 …
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Casella Waste Systems, Inc. ranks #5 of 19
scored companies in Waste Management by moat score — the top 26%.
The widest moat in the group is Republic Services, Inc. (RSG)
at 88/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near CWST in Waste Management
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 75
· 15% of the moat score
A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.
Customer Stickiness
Score 88
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 45
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 59
· 17% of the moat score
Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.
Scale & Market Position
Score 52
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST) scores 62 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #5 of 19 scored companies in Waste Management, the top 26%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 18 companies in Waste Management. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (88/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (45/100).
How does Casella Waste Systems, Inc. compare with other Waste Management companies?
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. ranks #5 of 19 scored companies in Waste Management by moat score. The widest moat in Waste Management is Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) at 88/100. The companies ranked closest are Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH) at 76 just above it and Avalon Holdings Corporation (AWX) at 61 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 18 companies in Waste Management. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is Casella Waste Systems, Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?
Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.
Which competitive defenses are measured for Casella Waste Systems, Inc.?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and CWST scores: Pricing Power (62), Cost Advantage (75), Customer Stickiness (88), Capital Efficiency (45), Resilience (59), Scale & Market Position (52). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
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