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CWST vs CLH // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Casella Waste Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Clean Harbors Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CWST 5
— CLH 8
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: CWST
LAST: $90.31 (+2.01%) • MKT CAP: $5.75B
dividend-safety
3.40%
LAST: $309.33 (-1.26%) • MKT CAP: $16.31B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CWST VS. CLH)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CWST | CLH | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 33.80% | 31.30% | +2.50 | CWST | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.40% | 11.60% | -9.20 | CLH | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.1x | 17.6x | +5.50 | CLH | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.47% | 2.71% | -1.24 | CLH | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.50% | 11.20% | -7.70 | CLH | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.40% | 6.50% | -6.10 | CLH | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.00% | 2.40% | +15.60 | CWST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 3.40% | 0.00% | +3.40 | CWST | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.77 | 4.50 | -1.73 | CLH | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | CWST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.5 | 42.8 | +8.70 | CWST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.63 | 1.07 | -0.44 | CLH | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 38.8x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.75B | $16.31B | -$10.56B | CLH | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CWST REV | CLH REV | CWST GROSS % | CLH GROSS % | CWST FCF | CLH FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.84B | $6.03B | 33.8% | 31.3% | $84.7M | $441.8M |
| FY 2024 | $1.56B | $5.89B | 34.0% | 31.0% | $78.1M | $345.5M |
| FY 2023 | $1.26B | $5.41B | — | — | $176.2M | $491.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CWST // BETA 0.63
CLH // BETA 1.07