CWST
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CWST lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve, though they disagree widely on how much.
CWST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
CWST's revenue is currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
CWST PE Valuation
CWST has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CWST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CWST, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CWST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.56 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.18 | -175% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.09 | -50% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.11 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.12 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.24 | +85% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.18 | -47% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.22 | -31% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.23 | -50% |
CWST has swung to a loss: it lost $0.18 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
CWST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $559.2M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $543.7M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $457.3M | +9.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $469.1M | +9.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $485.4M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $465.3M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $417.1M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.5M | +19% |
CWST's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $559M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.8% | -3.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.7% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5% | -1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3% | +0.6 points |
CWST's operating margin was 2.8% last quarter, down 3.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CWST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6M | -91% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.5M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.3M | +$17.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $39.3M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $27.6M | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.1M | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.4M | +$17.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $32.9M | +207% |
CWST generated $81M in free cash flow over the past year, up 3% from the year before.
CWST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -43K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +51K shares |
| 3 years | +9.6% | +5.6M shares |
| 5 years | +23% | +12.1M shares |
| Available history | +31% | +15.1M shares |
CWST has 64M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
CWST Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
CWST's net debt is about 3.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.6 years a year ago.
CWST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.3 | Overbought |
CWST's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (overbought).
CWST PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CWST | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1,091x | 24x | 4,441% above |
| PE % | 100 | 58 | 42 pts above |
CWST has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CWST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $90.8 | 10% above |
| 20 week MA | $91.7 | 9.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $91.8 | 9.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $98.5 | 1.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $94.6 | 6% above |
CWST is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 6% above its 200-week average.
CWST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.8 | $61.6 | +34% |
| 2021 | $61.6 | $83.5 | +36% |
| 2022 | $83.5 | $80.7 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | $80.7 | $85.5 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | $85.5 | $106.2 | +24% |
| 2025 | $106.2 | $101.1 | -4.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $101.1 | $100.3 | -0.8% |
CWST has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 0.8% so far in 2026.