
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
CWSTNASDAQIndustrialsWaste Management
Previous close
$92.01
−$1.04 · -1.12%
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Valuation
49
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Momentum
59
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Sentiment
65
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Risk resilience
68
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Company profile
Company websiteCasella Waste Systems, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste management firm across the northeastern United States. The company specializes in comprehensive waste and resource management solutions, encompassing solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and organic waste services. These offerings cater to a diverse clientele, including residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers. Its operations specifically address non-hazardous solid waste, from initial collection through its extensive network of transfer stations to final disposal facilities. Casella also markets a variety of processed recyclables, such as metals (including aluminum), plastics, and paper products like corrugated cardboard, sourced from both its own processing centers and third-party acquisitions. Furthermore, the company engages in commodity brokerage. As of January 31, 2022, its significant infrastructure included 50 solid waste collection operations, 65 transfer stations, 23 recycling facilities, 8 Subtitle D landfills, 3 landfill gas-to-energy facilities, and 1 landfill dedicated to construction and demolition materials. Casella Waste Systems, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Rutland, Vermont.
- Industry
- Waste Management
- Sector
- Industrials
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Edmond R. Coletta
- Listed since
- Oct 29, 1997
- Employees
- 5,600
Market position
Day range
Current $92.01
52-week range
Current $92.01
- Open
- $93.62
- Previous close
- $93.05
- Volume
- 279.83K
- 0.4× average
- Average volume
- 697.78K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 5.76B USD
- Beta
- 0.74
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $92.0392
- -0.03% below average
- 200-day average
- $91.9351
- +0.08% above average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 7.33B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 987.23×
- P/B (TTM)
- 3.7×
- P/S (TTM)
- 2.95×
- EV / EBITDA
- 18.62×
- Earnings yield
- 0.13%
- Free cash flow yield
- 1.36%
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 25.36%
- Operating margin
- 4.45%
- Net margin
- 0.29%
- Return on equity
- 0.50%
- Return on assets
- 0.23%
- Return on invested capital
- 1.70%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.91×
- Current ratio
- 1.26×
- Altman Z-score
- 2.32
- Piotroski F-score
- 6 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.84B USD | 1.56B USD | 1.26B USD | 1.09B USD | 889.21M USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 1.52B USD | 1.26B USD | 1B USD | 849.47M USD | 685.99M USD |
| Gross profit | 313.4M USD | 295.04M USD | 261.8M USD | 235.62M USD | 203.22M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | — | 190.75M USD | 155.85M USD | 133.42M USD | 118.83M USD |
| Operating expenses | 224.22M USD | 190.75M USD | 155.85M USD | 133.42M USD | 118.83M USD |
| Interest income | 9.95M USD | 10.43M USD | 10.74M USD | 709K USD | 302K USD |
| Interest expense | 59M USD | 53.97M USD | 41.22M USD | 25.17M USD | 25.99M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 321.55M USD | 246.51M USD | 195.91M USD | 148.16M USD | 124.74M USD |
| Operating income | 89.18M USD | 104.29M USD | 105.95M USD | 102.2M USD | 84.38M USD |
| Net income | 7.87M USD | 13.54M USD | 25.4M USD | 53.08M USD | 41.1M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 64%
- 7 beats, 4 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +28.95%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 0.4
- Estimate 0.36 · Beat by 12.23%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$113
22.81% upsideRating distribution
19 ratingsRecent analyst actions
CWST news
CWST peers
ETFs holding CWST
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR340.42M0.30%111.19B USD0.06%$147.31+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI179.05M0.01%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM150.89M0.19%81.62B USD0.19%$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB129.16M0.07%183.4B USD0.03%$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFVBK74.86M0.17%43.8B USD0.05%$358.65+0.70%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF64.72M0.07%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO55.49M0.37%15.16B USD0.24%$387.37+1.24%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFSPSM54.93M0.32%17.03B USD0.03%$57.28+0.61%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR- Market value
- 340.42M
- Weight
- 0.30%
- AUM
- 111.19B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $147.31+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 179.05M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM- Market value
- 150.89M
- Weight
- 0.19%
- AUM
- 81.62B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.19%
- Price / 1D
- $299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB- Market value
- 129.16M
- Weight
- 0.07%
- AUM
- 183.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFVBK- Market value
- 74.86M
- Weight
- 0.17%
- AUM
- 43.8B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $358.65+0.70%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 64.72M
- Weight
- 0.07%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO- Market value
- 55.49M
- Weight
- 0.37%
- AUM
- 15.16B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.24%
- Price / 1D
- $387.37+1.24%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFSPSM- Market value
- 54.93M
- Weight
- 0.32%
- AUM
- 17.03B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $57.28+0.61%
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