Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST)Industrials | Waste Management | Rutland, United States | NasdaqGS
98.09 USD
+1.27
(1.312%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 98.09 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:48 a.m. EDT
Casella Waste Systems exhibits a stark contrast between its historical price performance and current operational efficiency. The multi-year price trajectory shows nine consecutive years of growth with no recent annual declines, yet the underlying business generates minimal returns on equity at just 0.46 percent. This valuation disconnect is reflected in the extremely high trailing price-to-earnings ratio, which suggests the market is pricing in aggressive future earnings expansion that has not yet materialized. On the short-term front, technical momentum remains intact with the stock trading above its moving averages and showing a strong recent recovery, while options activity indicates a moderate bullish bias for September despite some defensive put buying. However, the absence of a dividend yield and the weak profit margins indicate that investors are paying for potential growth rather than current cash flow, making this a speculative hold rather than a stable income investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.040469 |
| AutoETS | 0.040469 |
| MSTL | 0.043427 |
| AutoTheta | 0.057993 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 24.19 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.064 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.65 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 79.202 |
| Revenue per Share | 29.56 |
| Market Cap | 6,239,498,752 |
| Trailing P/E | 891.73 |
| Forward P/E | 65.00 |
| Beta | 0.74 |
| Profit Margins | 0.38% |
| Website | https://www.casella.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 2:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators show a moderate bullish bias for September expirations with call open interest exceeding put open interest at key strikes. However, significant put volume exists at lower strikes (70 and 80), indicating downside hedging. Implied volatility is elevated in the near term compared to longer-dated contracts.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.13522685 |
| Address1 | 25 Green Hill Lane |
| All Time High | 121.24 |
| All Time Low | 0.53 |
| Ask | 125.44 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 842,640 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 748,032 |
| Average Volume | 748,032 |
| Average Volume10Days | 842,640 |
| Beta | 0.743 |
| Bid | 70.07 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 24.655 |
| City | Rutland |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 98.09 |
| Current Ratio | 1.384 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 98.86 |
| Day Low | 96.88 |
| Debt To Equity | 79.202 |
| Display Name | Casella Waste Systems |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,132,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,132,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Ebitda | 406,127,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.21636 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 18.104 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.917 |
| Enterprise Value | 7,352,588,288 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.15828 |
| Eps Forward | 1.50906 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.11 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 802 775 6198 |
| Fifty Day Average | 88.0888 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 10.001198 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.11353541 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -13.522684 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 112.88 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -14.790001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1310241 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 74.05 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 24.039993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3246454 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 74.05 - 112.88 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 878,135,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 62,216,247 |
| Forward Eps | 1.50906 |
| Forward P E | 65.000725 |
| Free Cashflow | 112,003,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33668998 |
| Gross Profits | 631,987,968 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0058999998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.24481 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 63,609,941 |
| Industry | Waste Management |
| Industry Disp | Waste Management |
| Industry Key | waste-management |
| Ir Website | http://www.casella.com/who-we-are/investor-relations |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 6,239,498,752 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_26175 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 7,142,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,158,714,487 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 97.66 |
| Operating Cashflow | 341,905,984 |
| Operating Margins | 0.02688 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 3.29 |
| Phone | 802 775 0325 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 98.09 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,981,117 |
| Previous Close | 96.82 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 84.68591 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.978503 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.3240664 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0038 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.171 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.72727 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.27 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.31171 |
| Regular Market Day High | 98.86 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 96.88 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 96.88 - 98.86 |
| Regular Market Open | 97.66 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 96.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 98.09 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 496,076 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01791 |
| Return On Equity | 0.00459 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.096 |
| Revenue Per Share | 29.56 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 62,621,741 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0722 |
| Shares Short | 4,591,558 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,556,388 |
| Short Name | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.09819999 |
| Short Ratio | 6.04 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VT |
| Symbol | CWST |
| Target High Price | 130.0 |
| Target Low Price | 84.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 111.2 |
| Target Median Price | 111.5 |
| Total Cash | 129,036,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.029 |
| Total Debt | 1,242,125,056 |
| Total Revenue | 1,877,068,032 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.11 |
| Trailing P E | 891.72723 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 91.5278 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.562195 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.07169619 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 496,076 |
| Website | https://www.casella.com |
| Zip | 5,701 |