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Clean Harbors profit margin CLH

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.

Net margin, 12 months
7.0%
Operating margin, 12 months
11.8%
Net margin on a year earlier
+0.6 pts
Peer median
11.1%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Clean Harbors kept 7.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.8% and a gross margin of 32.3%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 5.5%.

The median for 3 waste management stocks of a similar size is 11.1%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20256.5%11.2%31.3%
FY20246.8%11.4%31.0%
FY20237.0%11.3%30.7%
FY20228.0%12.3%31.4%
FY20215.3%9.1%31.4%
FY20204.3%8.0%32.0%
FY20192.9%6.7%30.0%
FY20182.0%5.5%30.1%
FY20173.4%4.3%30.0%
FY2016−1.4%2.5%29.8%
FY20151.3%5.7%28.0%
FY2014−0.8%3.3%28.2%
FY20132.7%6.3%27.6%
FY20125.9%9.2%29.6%
FY20116.4%11.0%30.4%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY267.0%+0.6 pts11.8%
Q1 FY266.5%−0.1 pts11.2%
Q4 FY256.5%−0.3 pts11.2%
Q3 FY256.5%−0.7 pts10.9%
Q2 FY256.5%−0.5 pts11.0%
Q1 FY256.6%−0.3 pts11.0%
Q4 FY246.8%−0.2 pts11.4%
Q3 FY247.2%+0.4 pts11.7%
Q2 FY247.0%−0.6 pts11.4%
Q1 FY246.9%−1.4 pts11.3%
Q4 FY237.0%−1.0 pts11.3%
Q3 FY236.8%−0.8 pts11.1%

Against its peers

Companies in Waste Management nearest Clean Harbors' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
CLHClean Harbors7.0%
WCNWaste Connections10.9%
RSGRepublic Services12.9%
WMWaste Management11.1%
Peer median11.1%

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.