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CWST Financials Casella Waste Systems Inc

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 18.9% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (-38.7% vs 18.9% per year).
  • Operating margin has contracted, at 3.5% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 21.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Operating income covered interest expense 1.0× in the latest year.
Revenue & net income
-$78M $880M $2B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-4% 15% 35% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-480% -103% 275% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $43M $86M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $179M $358M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$1B -$42M $922M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $1.8B $8M 33.8% 3.5% 0.5% 0.2% $85M — $124M
2024 $1.6B $14M 34.0% 4.7% 0.9% 0.4% $78M — $358M
2023 $1.3B $25M 34.2% 6.4% 2.5% 1.0% $78M — $221M
2022 $1.1B $53M 33.4% 8.8% 10.7% 3.7% $86M — $71M
2021 $889M $41M 34.5% 8.7% 9.7% 3.2% $59M — $34M
2020 $775M $91M 33.4% 7.7% 25.2% 7.6% $32M — $154M
2019 $743M $32M 31.6% 7.1% 25.8% 3.4% $14M — $3M
2018 $661M $6M 31.4% 6.0% -40.6% 0.9% $48M — $4M
2017 $599M -$22M 32.4% -2.1% 57.6% -3.5% $43M — $2M
2016 $565M -$7M 32.4% 8.0% 27.9% -1.1% $26M — $3M
2015 — -$13M — — 60.3% -2.0% $21M — $2M
2014 — -$23M — — 274.7% -3.6% — — $2M
2013 — -$54M — — -479.8% -8.2% — — $2M
2012 — -$78M — — -472.2% -12.2% — — $5M
2011 — $38M — — 40.9% 5.6% — — $2M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced CWST against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 407.9 815.7 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 2.9 5.7 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is CWST growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Casella Waste Systems Inc's revenue has grown 18.9% per year, and net income declined 38.7% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does CWST have?

As of FY2025, Casella Waste Systems Inc reported — of total debt against $124M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 1.0×.

What is CWST's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 33.8%, operating margin 3.5%, and net margin 0.4%.

What is CWST's P/E ratio?

Casella Waste Systems Inc's P/E (TTM) is 1092.06 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the CWST stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 791.4× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.