For the quarter ended December 2025, Clean Harbors (CLH) reported revenue of $1.5 billion, up 4.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.62, compared to $1.55 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48 billion, representing a surprise of +1.38%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.76%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.59.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Clean Harbors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Direct Revenues- Environmental Services: $1.3 billion compared to the $1.28 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.1% year over year.
- Revenue- Direct Revenues- Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions: $198.85 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $197.91 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.2%.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions: $29.95 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $28.64 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate Items: $-87.03 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-84.26 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Environmental Services: $335.76 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $328.74 million.
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Shares of Clean Harbors have returned +5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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