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Clean Harbors Inc (CLH)

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$238.5
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Profit since last BUY9.72%
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Upturn Advisory Summary

09/11/2025: CLH (2-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.

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Below Average Performance

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Number of Analysts

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13 Analysts rated it

Moderately tracked stock, growing coverage, gaining market and investor attention.

1 Year Target Price $266.56

1 Year Target Price $266.56

Analysts Price Target For last 52 week
$266.56 Target price
52w Low $178.29
Current$238.5
52w High $267.11

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 59.31%
Avg. Invested days 101
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Key Highlights

Company Size Large-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 12.79B USD
Price to earnings Ratio 32.99
1Y Target Price 266.56
Price to earnings Ratio 32.99
1Y Target Price 266.56
Volume (30-day avg) 13
Beta 1.22
52 Weeks Range 178.29 - 267.11
Updated Date 09/11/2025
52 Weeks Range 178.29 - 267.11
Updated Date 09/11/2025
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) 7.23

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Profitability

Profit Margin 6.48%
Operating Margin (TTM) 13.57%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (TTM) 5.58%
Return on Equity (TTM) 14.93%

Valuation

Trailing PE 32.99
Forward PE 24.69
Enterprise Value 15125253769
Price to Sales(TTM) 2.15
Enterprise Value 15125253769
Price to Sales(TTM) 2.15
Enterprise Value to Revenue 2.55
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.69
Shares Outstanding 53632600
Shares Floating 50664579
Shares Outstanding 53632600
Shares Floating 50664579
Percent Insiders 5.54
Percent Institutions 94.51

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Clean Harbors Inc

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Company Overview

overview logo History and Background

Clean Harbors Inc. was founded in 1980 by Alan S. McKim. Initially focused on cleaning up oil spills, the company expanded into hazardous waste management and environmental services through organic growth and acquisitions. Significant milestones include becoming a publicly traded company in 1996 and expanding its service offerings globally.

business area logo Core Business Areas

  • Environmental Services: Provides a wide range of environmental cleanup and disposal services for hazardous and non-hazardous waste. This includes site remediation, industrial services, and emergency response services.
  • Safety-Kleen: Offers parts cleaning, containerized waste management, and environmental solutions to automotive and industrial customers. Provides solvents, recycling services, and related products.
  • Industrial Services: Provides services in support of refineries, chemical plants, and other manufacturing facilities. Services include tank cleaning, high-pressure cleaning and vacuum services.

leadership logo Leadership and Structure

Alan S. McKim is the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. The company has a structured organizational hierarchy with various functional departments reporting to the executive leadership team. Publicly traded with a board of directors.

Top Products and Market Share

overview logo Key Offerings

  • Competitors: Waste Management (WM), Republic Services (RSG), Veolia
  • Hazardous Waste Disposal: Clean Harbors provides comprehensive hazardous waste disposal services, including incineration, landfill disposal, and recycling. The hazardous waste management market is competitive, with major players including Waste Management, Republic Services, and Veolia. Market share data is difficult to pinpoint exactly but is estimated to be a significant portion of the market, likely over 20%.
  • Competitors: Tradebe, US Ecology (Now Republic Services), smaller regional players
  • Industrial Cleaning Services: Clean Harbors offers a range of industrial cleaning services such as tank cleaning, high-pressure cleaning, and vacuum truck services. Revenue from this segment is a substantial portion of the total revenue, but not publicly broken out. Competitors include smaller regional industrial cleaning companies and specialized service providers.
  • Competitors: Safety Kleen Systems, smaller solvent suppliers
  • Safety-Kleen Parts Cleaning: Safety-Kleen provides parts cleaning services and solvents to automotive and industrial customers. As part of Clean Harbors, this is a major revenue stream. Competitors include smaller solvent suppliers and parts cleaning service providers.

Market Dynamics

industry overview logo Industry Overview

The environmental services industry is driven by regulatory compliance, industrial activity, and environmental concerns. It is characterized by increasing complexity in waste streams and a growing emphasis on sustainability.

Positioning

Clean Harbors is a leading provider of environmental and industrial services in North America. Its competitive advantages include a broad service portfolio, extensive infrastructure, and strong regulatory expertise.

Total Addressable Market (TAM)

The global waste management market is estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The hazardous waste portion of this market is substantial. Clean Harbors is well-positioned to capture a significant share of the TAM due to its integrated service offerings.

Upturn SWOT Analysis

Strengths

  • Broad service portfolio
  • Extensive network of facilities
  • Strong regulatory compliance expertise
  • Experienced management team
  • Strong financial performance

Weaknesses

  • Exposure to economic cycles
  • High capital intensity
  • Dependence on regulatory environment
  • Potential environmental liabilities

Opportunities

  • Increasing environmental regulations
  • Growing demand for sustainable solutions
  • Expansion into new geographic markets
  • Acquisition opportunities
  • Increased outsourcing of environmental services

Threats

  • Economic downturns
  • Stringent environmental regulations
  • Competition from other environmental service providers
  • Environmental incidents and liabilities
  • Changes in waste disposal technologies

Competitors and Market Share

competitor logo Key Competitors

  • WM
  • RSG
  • VEOLIA

Competitive Landscape

Clean Harbors has a strong competitive position due to its comprehensive service offerings and extensive infrastructure. The company faces competition from larger players with broader service portfolios and smaller regional firms with specialized expertise.

Major Acquisitions

HEMCO

  • Year: 2023
  • Acquisition Price (USD millions): 125
  • Strategic Rationale: HEMCO adds a strategic location and expands Clean Harbors' service offerings in the Western US.

Safety-Kleen

  • Year: 2021
  • Acquisition Price (USD millions): 870
  • Strategic Rationale: Acquisition of Safety-Kleen expands Clean Harbors' industrial services and waste management offerings.

Growth Trajectory and Initiatives

Historical Growth: Clean Harbors has demonstrated strong historical growth through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions.

Future Projections: Future growth is expected to be driven by increasing environmental regulations and demand for waste management services. Analyst estimates vary.

Recent Initiatives: Recent initiatives include acquisitions to expand service offerings and investments in sustainable waste management technologies.

Summary

Clean Harbors is a well-established environmental services company with a strong market position. Its comprehensive service offerings, extensive infrastructure, and regulatory expertise provide a competitive advantage. However, the company is subject to economic cycles and environmental regulations. Continued growth depends on strategic acquisitions and investments in sustainable waste management solutions.

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About Clean Harbors Inc

Exchange NYSE
Headquaters Norwell, MA, United States
IPO Launch date 1987-11-24
Co-CEO, Co-President & Director Mr. Eric W. Gerstenberg
Sector Industrials
Industry Waste Management
Full time employees 22796
Full time employees 22796

Clean Harbors, Inc. provides environmental and industrial services in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions. The Environmental Services segment collects, transports, treats, and disposes hazardous and non-hazardous waste, such as resource recovery, physical treatment, incineration, landfill disposal, wastewater treatment, lab chemicals disposal, and explosives management services; and offers CleanPack services, including collection, identification, categorization, specialized packaging, transportation, and disposal of laboratory chemicals and household hazardous waste. This segment also provides industrial maintenance and specialty industrial services; and utilizes specialty equipment and resources that performs field services. The Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment provides containerized waste, parts-washer, and vacuum services for automobile repair shops, car and truck dealers, metal fabricators, machine manufacturers, fleet maintenance shops, and other automotive, industrial, and retail customers; collects and transports for hazardous and non-hazardous containerized waste for recycling or disposal; machine cleaning and maintenance, and disposal and replenishment of clean solvent or aqueous fluids; and vacuum services to remove solids, residual oily water, and sludge and other fluids from customers' oil/water separators, sumps, and collection tanks, as well as removes and collects waste fluids found at large and small industrial locations, including metal fabricators, auto maintenance providers, and general manufacturers. This segment also manufactures, formulates, and packages lubricants and other products. Clean Harbors, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts.