Is Casella Waste Systems (CWST) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Casella Waste Systems's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 1290.9, a forward P/E of about 60.1, a price-to-book of about 3.7 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Casella Waste Systems's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (18.04×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Casella Waste Systems's revenue?

Casella Waste Systems reported revenue of $1.8B for FY2025, with net profit of $7.9M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Casella Waste Systems (CWST)?

Casella Waste Systems last traded at $90.36 (-0.2% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Casella Waste Systems

CWST · NYSE · Industrials · United States

$90.36-0.2%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:27 PM

Snapshot

TickerCWST

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryWaste Management

CountryUnited States

Employees5,600

HeadquartersRutland, United States

Market cap$5.7B

P/E (TTM)1290.9

P/B3.7

Volume385.75K

Websitewww.casella.com

Filings tracked9

About Casella Waste Systems

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the United States. The company offers resource management expertise and services primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling and organics services to residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and industrial customers. It also provides non-hazardous solid waste services, including collections, transfer stations, recycling, and disposal operations. In addition, the company markets various materials, including fibers, such as corrugated cardboard and newsprint, plastics, glass, ferrous, and aluminum metals. Casella Waste Systems, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Rutland, Vermont.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders0.6%
Institutions99.4%
Public & other0.0%

543 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.45%
Wasatch Advisors LP5.64%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.35%
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC4.48%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.47%
State Street Corporation3.82%
Capital Research Global Investors3.72%
Capital International Investors3.12%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of 0.5% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Cash conversion18.04×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend2.0% → 0.4%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity0.5%

Latest ROE of 0.5% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 21% · PAT -44%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $550.5M · EPS 0.40

Est. earnings growth -5.5%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.2B · EPS 1.50

Est. earnings growth +29.8%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$74.0552-wk range$111.48

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$5.7B

Day change

-0.2%

P/E (TTM)

1290.9

Fwd P/E

60.1

P/B

3.7

Beta

0.74

Revenue (FY2025)

$1.8B

Net margin

0.4%

ROE

0.5%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+20.5%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-44.3%

EPS (FY2025)

0.12

Net profit (FY2025)

$7.9M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$1.8B	$7.9M	0.12	0.4%	0.5%
FY2024	$1.6B	$13.5M	0.23	0.9%	0.9%
FY2023	$1.3B	$25.4M	0.46	2.0%	2.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$457.3M	$-5.5M	-0.09	-1.2%
2025Q3	$485.4M	$10.0M	0.16	2.1%
2025Q2	$465.3M	$5.2M	0.08	1.1%
2025Q1	$417.1M	$-4.8M	-0.08	-1.2%
2024Q3	$411.6M	$5.8M	0.10	1.4%
2024Q2	$377.2M	$7.0M	0.12	1.9%
2024Q1	$341.0M	$-4.1M	-0.07	-1.2%
2023Q3	$352.7M	$18.2M	0.31	5.2%
2023Q2	$289.6M	$5.5M	0.10	1.9%
2023Q1	$262.6M	$3.5M	0.07	1.4%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K/A — Executive/director change
SEC7/20/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC7/1/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC6/8/2026material
8-K — Other events
SEC6/1/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/27/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/11/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/1/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/30/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC4/22/2026material

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