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How Casella Waste Systems, Inc. stacks up
CWST · against 430 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
21/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #397 of 431 · scores higher than 7% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score32 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including CWST · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 21?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 81% of peers. Return on assets: 0.2% vs peer median 3.1%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 77% of peers. Return on invested capital: 1.8% vs peer median 7.1%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 75% of peers. Operating margin: 3.4% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CWST, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CWST | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 408 reported | 1.8% | 10.1% | 9% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 433 reported | 3.4% | 10.3% | 13% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 411 reported | 0.2% | 4.5% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 410 reported | 0.4% | 11.7% | 7% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 437 reported | 33.4% | 29.8% | 61% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CWST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 4 | 26.9B CNY (≈$3.8B) | 99 | 72 | |
| 4 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 392 | 25.8B CNY (≈$3.6B) | 23 | 23 | |
| 392 | 8.5B USD | 23 | 21 | |
| 395 | 290.4B THB (≈$8.1B) | 22 | 46 | |
| 395 | 3.5B USD | 22 | 23 | |
| 397 | 6.1B USD | 21 | 34 | |
| 397 | 10.2B USD | 21 | 28 | |
| 397 | 9.3B EUR (≈$10.3B) | 21 | 41 | |
| 400 | 483.7B JPY (≈$3.3B) | 20 | 47 | |
| 401 | 7.7B USD | 19 | 55 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score