Clean Harbors (CLH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Clean Harbors, Inc. provides environmental, energy and industrial services throughout the United States and Canada. The company manages hazardous and non-hazardous waste through services that include collection, transportation, treatment, disposal, recycling and incineration. It also provides emergency spill response, wastewater treatment and specialized environmental remediation.

Through its industrial services operations, Clean Harbors supports refineries, chemical plants, utilities, manufacturers and other industrial customers with maintenance, cleaning, turnaround and specialty services. The company also offers field services, environmental compliance support and industrial waste management solutions.

Clean Harbors was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts. Its Safety-Kleen business provides parts cleaning and environmental services, including used-oil collection and re-refining, helping customers manage certain industrial fluids and related waste streams.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $317.64 to $323.19
• 50-Day Range: $294.58 to $327.50
• 52-Week Range: $201.34 to $335.94
• Volume: 241,011 shs
• Average Volume: 393,904 shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 39.13
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $354.57
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Clean Harbors Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Clean Harbors scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 315th out of 668 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Clean Harbors has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Clean Harbors is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Clean Harbors has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Clean Harbors are expected to decrease by -1.13% in the coming year, from $9.72 to $9.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Clean Harbors is 39.13, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Clean Harbors is 39.13, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.75.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Clean Harbors has a PEG Ratio of 2.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Clean Harbors has a P/B Ratio of 6.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.10% of the float of Clean Harbors has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Clean Harbors has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.39, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Clean Harbors has recently decreased by 5.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Clean Harbors does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Clean Harbors does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.39

News Sentiment

Clean Harbors has a news sentiment score of 1.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Clean Harbors this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for CLH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Clean Harbors to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Clean Harbors insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,051,104.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.00% of the stock of Clean Harbors is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.43% of the stock of Clean Harbors is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Environmental & Facilities Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CLH
• CIK: 822818
• Web: www.cleanharbors.com
• Phone: (781) 792-5000
• Fax: 781-792-5900
• Employees: 22,155
• Year Founded: 1980

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Clean Harbors: $354.57
• High Price Target: $390.00
• Low Price Target: $306.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.13
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.17
• P/E Growth: 2.07
• Net Income: $390.97 million
• Net Margins: 7.03%
• Pretax Margin: 9.57%
• Return on Equity: 15.65%
• Return on Assets: 5.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.94
• Current Ratio: 2.13
• Quick Ratio: 1.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.82
• Cash Flow: $16.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.00
• Book Value: $51.39 per share
• Price / Book: 6.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,790,000
• Free Float: 50,148,000
• Market Cap: $17.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.85