# Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Transportation Infrastructure. Price $317.10, market value $16.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 38.5×** (5-yr avg 26.1×, 3-yr avg 29.4×). Clean Harbors Inc. trades at 38.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 26.1×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 31.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.7×.
- **Price / book: 5.7×**. The shares trade at 5.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.3×**. Enterprise value is 16.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.8%** (5-yr avg 3.9%). Free cash flow equals 2.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 11.8%**. 11.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.5%**. 6.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.2%**. 14.2% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.6%.
- **Return on assets: 5.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.4%** (3-yr 5.3%/yr, 5-yr 13.9%/yr). Revenue grew 2.4% over the last year, against 13.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -1.9%** (3-yr -1.3%/yr, 5-yr 24.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 1.9%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 16.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 16.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.01**. Debt is 1.01 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Current ratio: 2.33** (quick 2.33). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.33 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Clean Harbors Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (15 analysts). 15 analysts cover Clean Harbors Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $359.93 (+14% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 29.4%** (YTD 35.2%, 3-mo 12.0%). The shares are up 29.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.6%** (57.5% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.36** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.36 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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