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CWST · Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Class A
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET - BOATS Real Time Price • USD
Casella Waste Systems Inc (CWST)
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET
Commercial Services & Supplies
$90.23
-3.10
(-3.33%)
● At close: October 21 at 4:00:00 PM EDT
DAY'S RANGE
$90.23
$89.92
$91.52
52-WEEK RANGE
$90.23
$74.05
$107.96
What's happening
- CWST is down 3.33% today, trading at $90.23. — Live quote
- Volume today (37,038) is well below its 3-month average of 623,600. (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Reports earnings on 2026-11-09 (after market close), 18 days away. (Finnhub earnings calendar)
- Last quarter's EPS beat estimates: $0.40 actual vs. $0.30 estimated (+32.8%). (Finnhub earnings history)
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the same sourced figures shown elsewhere on this page -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Key Statistics
Analyst Recommendations
Strong buy 7
Buy 7
Hold 3
Sell 1
Strong sell 0
Aggregate ratings for 2026-10-01 (18 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.
Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)
YTD RETURN
CWST
-10.15%
vs S&P 500
-22.08%
1-YEAR RETURN
CWST
+2.40%
vs S&P 500
-13.13%
6-MONTH RETURN
CWST
+5.46%
3-MONTH RETURN
CWST
-8.05%
Earnings Trends (Quarterly EPS Actual vs Estimate)
2026-07-26 (Q2 2026)
$0.40
Est. $0.30
BEAT +32.8%
2026-04-26 (Q1 2026)
$0.20
Est. $0.10
BEAT +92.5%
2026-01-26 (Q4 2025)
$0.30
Est. $0.23
BEAT +28.8%
2025-10-26 (Q3 2025)
$0.42
Est. $0.33
BEAT +26.0%
Valuation Measures & Ratios
Enterprise Value4$6.89B
Forward P/E562.18
PEG Ratio637.73
Price / Sales (TTM1)2.84
Price / Book73.90
EV4 / Revenue3.52
EV4 / EBITDA17.62
Profit Margin0.29%
Operating Margin3.38%
Return on Equity (ROE8)0.36%
Return on Assets (ROA9)0.17%
Avg Volume (3M)623,600
Quarterly history (5 periods)
| Measure | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $6.10B | $4.89B | $5.92B | $7.52B | $6.71B |
| P/E | 454.25 | 1008.88 | 366.26 | 570.41 | 1742.53 |
| Price/Sales | 3.12 | 2.68 | 3.32 | 4.50 | 4.34 |
| Price/Book | 3.86 | 3.12 | 3.77 | 4.84 | 4.34 |
| EV/Revenue | 3.11 | 2.61 | 3.22 | 4.37 | 4.16 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.34 | 13.15 | 15.78 | — | — |
| ROE | 0.85% | 0.31% | 1.03% | 0.85% | 0.25% |
| ROA | 0.38% | 0.15% | 0.49% | 0.40% | 0.12% |
Trailing-twelve-month ratios computed from SEC EDGAR quarterly figures and historical daily close prices (Alpaca). Diluted shares are derived from Net income ÷ EPS (diluted) for each quarter, not separately reported. Forward P/E/PEG unavailable (no free data source).
Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
- 1. TTM
- Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
- 2. EPS
- Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
- 3. Beta
- A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
- 4. EV (Enterprise Value)
- Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
- 5. Forward P/E
- Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
- 6. PEG Ratio
- P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
- 7. Price / Book
- Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
- 8. ROE
- Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
- 9. ROA
- Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
- 10. MRQ
- Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
- 11. YoY
- Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.
Short Interest
Shares Short5,063,987
Change from Prior Settlement-0.14%
% of Float—
Days to Cover (Short Ratio)8.66
Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-09-30. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.
Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.
Price history
Events
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Technical signal summary
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Peer and sector context
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Balanced evidence
A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.
Potential strengths
- Revenue growth is 16.9% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing 52-week price return is +2.4%. Finnhub market metrics ↗
Potential concerns
- Net profit margin is 0.3%. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing P/E is 975.1, a high price relative to reported earnings. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Latest SEC filing is Form 8-K, filed 2026-10-01; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗
Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.
More on CWST
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Financials
Fundamental trends
Visualized from the same SEC figures in the tables below.
Income statement
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $543.7M | $457.3M | $485.4M | $465.3M | $417.1M | $411.6M | $377.2M | $341.0M |
| Operating income | $20.0M | $4.9M | $29.4M | $19.3M | $3.1M | $24.4M | $23.0M | $6.8M |
| Net income | $3.8M | -$5.5M | $10.0M | $5.2M | -$4.8M | $5.8M | $7.0M | -$4.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.06 | $-0.09 | $0.16 | $0.08 | $-0.08 | $0.10 | $0.12 | $-0.07 |
| EPS (basic) | $0.06 | $-0.09 | $0.16 | $0.08 | $-0.08 | $0.10 | $0.12 | $-0.07 |
| Operating margin | $4 | $1 | $6 | $4 | $1 | $6 | $6 | $2 |
| Net margin | $1 | -$1 | $2 | $1 | -$1 | $1 | $2 | -$1 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $3.56B | $3.27B | $3.30B | $3.29B | $3.26B | $3.21B | $3.23B | $3.12B |
| Stockholders' equity | $1.58B | $1.57B | $1.57B | $1.57B | $1.55B | $1.55B | $1.55B | $1.53B |
| Total current assets | $314.6M | $359.7M | $369.3M | $448.0M | $464.5M | $491.7M | $613.3M | $743.1M |
| Total current liabilities | $317.0M | $260.0M | $293.9M | $296.5M | $273.4M | $251.4M | $307.3M | $291.3M |
| Cash & equivalents | $25.5M | $126.9M | $123.8M | $192.7M | $217.8M | $267.7M | $358.3M | $519.0M |
| Accounts receivable | $220.4M | $175.4M | $178.1M | $192.5M | $178.9M | $165.6M | $165.9M | $168.1M |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other current assets | $33.8M | $37.5M | $37.5M | $5.5M | $6.3M | $6.5M | $41.0M | $8.1M |
| Property, plant & equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goodwill | $1.37B | $1.19B | $1.12B | $1.12B | $1.09B | $1.05B | $1.00B | $907.9M |
| Intangible assets | $341.6M | $272.5M | $290.9M | $308.9M | $315.4M | $319.5M | $313.5M | $273.3M |
| Other non-current assets | $21.7M | $21.3M | $21.2M | $21.9M | $22.5M | $23.2M | $24.7M | $23.4M |
| Accounts payable | $126.5M | $90.0M | $102.5M | $113.0M | $116.8M | $102.9M | $111.1M | $101.6M |
| Deferred revenue (current) | $43.9M | $45.7M | $45.2M | $48.5M | $44.2M | $49.7M | $50.7M | $47.8M |
| Other current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other non-current liabilities | $31.8M | $33.6M | $35.1M | $34.5M | $34.3M | $32.4M | $28.7M | $37.3M |
| Retained earnings | -$126.9M | -$130.7M | -$125.1M | -$122.6M | -$132.6M | -$137.8M | -$133.0M | -$137.9M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $560.0K | -$1.7M | -$4.0M | -$3.6M | -$3.0M | -$739.0K | $3.3M | -$4.7M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $98.8M | $62.3M | $96.6M | $93.6M | $89.5M | $50.1M | $109.8M | $91.8M |
| Investing cash flow | -$378.3M | -$144.2M | -$64.4M | -$108.3M | -$137.6M | -$158.8M | -$286.0M | -$311.7M |
| Financing cash flow | $178.2M | -$8.0M | -$7.9M | -$10.4M | -$4.1M | -$4.7M | $40.5M | $529.4M |
| Free cash flow | $26.5M | $12.3M | $39.3M | $27.6M | $23.1M | -$5.4M | $32.9M | $40.4M |
| Capital expenditures | $72.3M | $50.0M | $57.3M | $65.9M | $66.4M | $55.5M | $76.9M | $51.5M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $88.5M | $78.0M | $235.3M | $78.8M | $77.0M | $71.5M | $180.9M | $59.2M |
| Share-based compensation | $4.0M | $2.9M | $2.6M | $3.9M | $2.9M | $4.9M | $4.8M | $2.6M |
| Deferred income taxes | -$6.3M | -$3.2M | $2.2M | $1.2M | $3.2M | -$3.3M | $3.5M | $3.3M |
| Change in accounts receivable | $37.2M | -$5.6M | -$14.7M | $13.6M | $10.4M | -$5.6M | -$10.1M | $1.9M |
| Change in accounts payable | $29.7M | -$12.5M | -$10.4M | -$3.9M | $13.9M | -$8.1M | $6.9M | $1.8M |
| Purchases of investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other investing activities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other financing activities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Income statement
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.84B | $1.56B | $1.26B | $1.09B | $889.2M |
| Operating income | $63.7M | $72.8M | $80.4M | $95.4M | $77.7M |
| Net income | $7.9M | $13.5M | $25.4M | $53.1M | $41.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.12 | $0.23 | $0.46 | $1.03 | $0.80 |
| EPS (basic) | $0.12 | $0.23 | $0.46 | $1.03 | $0.80 |
| Operating margin | $3 | $5 | $6 | $9 | $9 |
| Net margin | $0 | $1 | $2 | $5 | $5 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $3.30B | $3.23B | $2.54B | $1.45B | $1.28B |
| Stockholders' equity | $1.57B | $1.55B | $1.02B | $497.9M | $422.5M |
| Total current assets | $369.3M | $613.3M | $426.3M | $207.5M | $146.5M |
| Total current liabilities | $293.9M | $307.3M | $278.9M | $177.6M | $152.2M |
| Cash & equivalents | $123.8M | $358.3M | $220.9M | $71.2M | $33.8M |
| Accounts receivable | $178.1M | $165.9M | $157.3M | $100.9M | $87.0M |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other current assets | $37.5M | $41.0M | $9.9M | $6.8M | $3.2M |
| Property, plant & equipment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goodwill | $1.12B | $1.00B | $735.7M | $274.5M | $232.9M |
| Intangible assets | $290.9M | $313.5M | $241.4M | $91.8M | $93.7M |
| Other non-current assets | $21.2M | $24.7M | $26.3M | $27.1M | $14.8M |
| Accounts payable | $102.5M | $111.1M | $116.8M | $74.2M | $63.1M |
| Deferred revenue (current) | $45.2M | $50.7M | $31.5M | $3.7M | $3.4M |
| Other current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other non-current liabilities | $35.1M | $28.7M | $37.3M | $28.3M | $30.2M |
| Retained earnings | -$125.1M | -$133.0M | -$146.5M | -$171.9M | -$225.0M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | -$4.0M | $3.3M | -$1.1M | $7.5M | -$5.1M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $329.8M | $281.4M | $233.1M | $217.3M | $182.7M |
| Investing cash flow | -$469.1M | -$670.6M | -$1.01B | -$206.9M | -$293.2M |
| Financing cash flow | -$27.1M | $551.6M | $922.3M | $26.9M | -$10.1M |
| Free cash flow | $84.7M | $78.1M | $78.2M | $86.4M | $59.4M |
| Capital expenditures | $245.1M | $203.2M | $154.9M | $131.0M | $123.3M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $306.8M | $234.9M | $170.7M | $126.4M | $103.6M |
| Share-based compensation | $14.2M | $12.2M | $9.1M | $8.2M | $11.6M |
| Deferred income taxes | $3.3M | $6.9M | $7.4M | $16.5M | $15.1M |
| Change in accounts receivable | $3.6M | -$1.3M | $39.4M | $7.1M | $7.4M |
| Change in accounts payable | -$8.6M | -$13.6M | $41.6M | $11.1M | $13.9M |
| Purchases of investments | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt issued | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other financing activities | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.
Institutional holders
SEC Form 13F filers holding CWST as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.
Institutional ownership is not available for this symbol right now.
Insider activity
Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Insider activity is not available for this symbol right now.
Recent SEC filings
Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-10-22 02:56 UTC
| Filed | Form | Report period | Official filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 8-K | 2026-10-01 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-03 | 4 | 2026-09-03 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-26 | 4 | 2026-08-26 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-14 | 4 | 2026-08-13 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-12 | 4 | 2026-08-11 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-07 | 10-Q | 2026-06-30 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-06 | 8-K | 2026-08-06 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-01 | 8-K | 2026-06-26 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-10 | 4 | 2026-06-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-08 | 8-K | 2026-06-04 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-05 | 4 | 2026-06-04 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-06-05 | 4 | 2026-06-04 | View on SEC.gov → |
Recent news
Headlines about CWST (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Class A). Links open the publisher — we don’t host full articles.
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Casella Waste Systems Inc (CWST) Stock Down 3.1% -- Now Underval
GuruFocus · 2026-10-21 -
Trading the Move, Not the Narrative: (CWST) Edition
Stock Traders Daily · 2026-10-21 -
CWST Downgraded by UBS -- Price Target Lowered to $95.00
GuruFocus · 2026-10-21 -
Casella Waste Systems Inc (CWST) Stock Up 7.5% and Still Underva
GuruFocus · 2026-10-20 -
Why Casella Waste Systems Stock Is Getting Attention After An Earnings Beat
Yahoo Finance · 2026-10-20 -
CWST Stock Grinds Higher As Wall Street Splits On Outlook
StocksToTrade · 2026-10-20 -
Jana Partners Takes Stake in Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Calls for Margin and ROIC Improvements
GuruFocus · 2026-10-20 -
Casella Waste Systems shares gain after Jana Partners discloses stake
Yahoo Finance · 2026-10-20
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