CLH Clean Harbors margins

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 81
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 75
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 43
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 60
Gross margin
32.3%
Operating margin
11.8%
EBITDA margin
19.1%
Net margin
7%

Using the latest TTM figures, Clean Harbors shows a gross margin of 32.3%, an operating margin of 11.8%, an EBITDA margin of 19.1%, and a net margin of 7%. Gross margin had the largest improvement, increasing by 1.5 percentage points, while the other available margins also improved.

CLH margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Clean Harbors recorded average margins of 31.19% gross, 11.29% operating, 18.37% EBITDA, and 6.77% net. The current gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins are all above their three-year averages.

CLH margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

All available margins expanded year over year, led by gross margin with an increase of 1.5 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion
1.5pp
Operating margin expansion
0.8pp
EBITDA margin expansion
0.9pp
Net margin expansion
0.5pp

CLH Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, Clean Harbors's gross margin averaged 31.19%. The current gross margin stands at 32.3%, 1.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 32.3% in Jun 2026 and lowest at 30.7% in Dec 2023.

CLH Operating margin

Throughout the last 3 years, Clean Harbors had an average operating margin of 11.29%. Clean Harbors's current operating margin is 11.8% and is 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Clean Harbors's operating margin reached 11.8% at its highest point in Jun 2026 and 10.9% at its lowest in Sep 2025.

CLH EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, Clean Harbors's EBITDA margin averaged 18.37%. The current EBITDA margin of 19.1% is 0.7 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, EBITDA margin reached a high of 19.1% in Jun 2026 and a low of 18% in Mar 2025.

CLH Net margin

Across the last 3 years, Clean Harbors's net margin came to 6.77%. The current net margin stands at 7%, 0.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Net margin was highest at 7.2% in Sep 2024 and lowest at 6.5% in Jun 2025.

CLH margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 32.3%, CLH stands above the industry average but below the Industrials sector average. But compared to its Industrials sector average of 32.7%, Clean Harbors's gross margin is only 1.2% lower.

CLH margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Clean Harbors's gross margin?

The current gross margin for CLH is 32.3% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is Clean Harbors's operating margin?

The current operating margin for CLH is 11.8% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is Clean Harbors's EBITDA margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, CLH has an EBITDA margin of 19.1%.

What is Clean Harbors's net margin?

The current net margin for CLH is 7% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What are the average margins of CLH?

Clean Harbors's average margins over the last 3 years were 31.2% gross, 11.3% operating, 18.4% EBITDA, and 6.8% net.

What are the highest historical margins of CLH?

In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by CLH were 32.3% gross in Jun 2026, 12.6% operating in Mar 2023, 19.3% EBITDA in Mar 2023, and 8.3% net in Mar 2023.

What are the lowest historical margins of CLH?

Within the 5-year period, CLH recorded its lowest margins at 30.6% gross in Mar 2022, 9.1% operating in Dec 2021, 16.7% EBITDA in Mar 2022, and 5.3% net in Dec 2021.