CWST
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Industrials · Waste Management · NMS
$85.90
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$5.5B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
784.00
Expensive — high growth expected
Forward P/E
57.48
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+9.6%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.4%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
0.5%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$111.50
+30% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 10 analysts covering this stock
About Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

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 collections, transfer stations, recycling, and disposal operations. In addition, the company markets various materials, including fibers, such as corrugated cardboard and newsprint, plastics, glass, ferrous, and aluminum metals. Casella Waste Systems, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Rutland, Vermont.

https://www.casella.com

Country: United States Employees: 5,600 Industry: Waste Management
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
Sharpe Ratio
-0.115
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
Kelly Fraction
-0.0163
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
Calmar Ratio
-0.196
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-7.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-37.7%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
29
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
0.77
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$118.91
28% below the year high
52W Low
$74.05
16% above the year low
Avg Volume
840,895
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
4.9
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
8.6%
Moderate short interest
Div Yield
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$0.11
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
79.20
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
Current Ratio
1.38
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
1.17
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
33.7%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
2.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$112M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$1.9B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$7M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
10
Target High
$130.00
Target Median
$111.50
Target Low
$84.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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