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CWST vs GFL

Side-by-side comparison of Casella Waste Systems Inc. (CWST) and GFL Environmental Inc. Subordinate voting shares no par value (GFL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CWST and GFL operate in Environmental Services (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • GFL is the larger of the two at $10.58B, about 2.8x CWST ($3.83B).
  • Over the past year, CWST is down 30.9% and GFL is down 16.7% - GFL leads by 14.3 points.
  • GFL has been more active in the news (6 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for CWST).
  • GFL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 18 for CWST).
PerformanceCWST-30.93%GFL-16.68%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricCWSTGFL
Company
Casella Waste Systems Inc.
GFL Environmental Inc. Subordinate voting shares no par value
Price
$80.18-4.43%
$40.41+0.10%
Market cap
$3.83B
$10.58B
1M return
+4.88%
+1.90%
1Y return
-30.93%
-16.68%
Industry
Environmental Services
Environmental Services
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
1997
2020
News (4w)
5
6
Recent ratings
18
25
CWST

Casella Waste Systems Inc.

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a vertically integrated solid waste services company in the northeastern United States. It offers resource management services primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial customers. The company provides a range of non-hazardous solid waste services, including collections, transfer stations, and disposal facilities. It also markets recyclable metals, aluminum, plastics, and paper and corrugated cardboard that are processed at its facilities, as well as recyclables purchased from third parties. In addition, the company is involved in commodity brokerage operations. As of April 15, 2021, it owned and/or operated 46 solid waste collection operations, 58 transfer stations, 20 recycling facilities, 8 Subtitle D landfills, 4 landfill gas-to-energy facilities, and 1 landfill permitted to accept construction and demolition materials. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Rutland, Vermont.

GFL

GFL Environmental Inc. Subordinate voting shares no par value

GFL Environmental Inc. operates as a diversified environmental services company in Canada and the United States. The company offers non-hazardous solid waste management, infrastructure and soil remediation, and liquid waste management services. Its solid waste management business line includes the collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste for municipal, residential, and commercial and industrial customers. The company's infrastructure and soil remediation business line provides remediation of contaminated soils, as well as complementary services, including civil, demolition, and excavation and shoring services. Its liquid waste management business collects, manages, transports, processes, and disposes of a range of industrial and commercial liquid wastes, as well as resells liquid waste products. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vaughan, Canada.

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