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Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

CWST

Industrials · 89.89 -0.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 16.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net income decreased 27.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeWaste Management · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Interest expense, net increased $2.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily due to lower interest income from lower average cash balances and, to a lesser extent, lower average interest rates.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CWST's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Waste Management

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 16.9% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Net income decreased 27.6% versus the comparable filing period.
What would clarify the read
  • Interest expense, net increased $2.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily due to lower interest income from lower average cash balances and, to a lesser extent, lower average interest rates.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements81
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +18.0% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 41.90x in the latest annual period.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Labor availability and costs has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -1.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Diluted shares increased 6.5% in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 1797% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

89.89
6m-0.9%12m-1.8%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$889.2M+14.8%$0.80+5.0%
2022-12-31$1.1B+22.0%$1.03+0.5%
2023-12-31$1.3B+16.5%$0.46+6.8%
2024-12-31$1.6B+23.1%$0.23+8.0%
2025-12-31$1.8B+18.0%$0.12+6.5%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities associated with debt activity increased $178.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to borrowings against our Revolving Credit Facili…
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026
Energy and commodity pricesmixed · 5 filings
Surcharges and other fees increased solid waste revenues both quarterly and year-to-date due to higher energy and environmental fee (“E&E Fee(s)”) revenues associated with our fuel cost recovery program related to higher diesel fuel prices, higher sustainabil…
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026
Input and raw-material costspositive · 5 filings
Other operational costs increased in aggregate dollars while being mostly flat as a percentage of revenues due to (i) acquisitions, (ii) higher spending associated with supporting business growth, including personnel and facility related costs, and (iii) gene…
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026
Labor availability and costspositive · 5 filings
Direct labor costs increased primarily due to acquisitions and higher wage and benefit rates.
10-Q · Aug 7, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 3.1× · EV/sales 3.0×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

89.89-0.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CWST. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-08-07 against the comparable filing from 2025-07-31.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Cash conversion improved

supportive

Capital-spending intensity declined while free-cash-flow margin improved.

Capital spending YoY
+0.3%
Capital spending / revenue
+12.2%
Free-cash-flow margin
+3.9%
FCF margin change
+1.9 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 16.9% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Net income decreased 27.6% versus the comparable filing period.

Filing receipts

Capital expenditures were $(0.4) million higher in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to higher spend related to landfill development, including the timing of rail capital expenditures related to our Subtitle D landfill located in Mount Jewitt, Pennsylvania, investment in our fleet and other growth activities, partially offset by lower spend related to acquisition activity and facilities.

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities associated with debt activity increased $178.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to borrowings against our Revolving Credit Facility related to acquisition growth and finance lease activity.

The most significant items impacting the changes in our cost of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the prior year periods, are summ arized below: • Direct costs increased primarily due to acquisitions and higher third-party disposal rates.

Point-in-time filing assessment published from the live pipeline.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CWST

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

GFLGFL Environmental Inc.investeeFeb 20, 2026

The three and six months ended June 30, 2024 included a charge for an increase in the reserve against accounts receivable of the businesses acquired in our acquisition of the equity interests of four wholly-owned subsidiaries of GFL Environmental Inc.

GFLGFL Environmental Inc.partnerFeb 20, 2026

We began entering into these wastesheds in fiscal year 2023 with the acquisition of the equity interests of four wholly-owned subsidiaries of GFL Environmental Inc.

RSGRepublic Services, Inc.competitorFeb 20, 2026

However, in the larger, more densely populated markets where we operate, we typically compete against one or more of the large national solid waste companies, including Waste Management, Inc., Republic Services, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CWST is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Waste Management. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for CWST; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.