AWX vs CWST
Avalon Holdings Corp. and Casella Waste Systems Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AWX | CWST |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $83.5M | $1.8B |
| Net income | $321,000 | $7.9M |
| Gross margin | 19.5% | 33.8% |
| Net margin | −0.1% | 0.4% |
| Return on equity | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $0.12 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $2.1M | $84.7M |
| Equity | $38.4M | $1.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.64× | 0.64× |
| Current ratio | 1.01× | 1.26× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.3% | 18.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 87.1% | −38.7% |
CWST bills 22.0× the revenue of AWX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (0.4% against -0.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AWX | CWST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $83.5M | $1.8B |
| FY2024 | $83.8M | $1.6B |
| FY2023 | $80.9M | $1.3B |
| FY2022 | $81.2M | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $70.4M | $889.2M |
| FY2020 | $58.7M | $774.6M |
| FY2019 | $68.4M | $743.3M |
| FY2018 | $62.2M | $660.7M |
| FY2017 | $55.8M | $599.3M |
| FY2016 | $61.4M | $565.0M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AWX | CWST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $321,000 | $7.9M |
| FY2024 | $1.3M | $13.5M |
| FY2023 | $-1.8M | $25.4M |
| FY2022 | $-583,000 | $53.1M |
| FY2021 | $2.0M | $41.1M |
| FY2020 | $14,000 | $91.1M |
| FY2019 | $-455,000 | $31.7M |
| FY2018 | $-1.1M | $6.4M |
| FY2017 | $-307,000 | $-21.8M |
| FY2016 | $-69,000 | $-6.8M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,753,296,000 | CWST |
| FY2024 | −$1,473,488,000 | CWST |
| FY2023 | −$1,183,643,000 | CWST |
| FY2022 | −$1,003,909,000 | CWST |
| FY2021 | −$818,828,000 | CWST |
| FY2020 | −$715,864,000 | CWST |
| FY2019 | −$674,933,000 | CWST |
| FY2018 | −$598,426,000 | CWST |
| FY2017 | −$543,461,000 | CWST |
| FY2016 | −$503,678,000 | CWST |
| FY2015 | −$493,410,000 | CWST |
| FY2013 | −$438,163,000 | CWST |
| FY2012 | −$395,865,000 | CWST |
| FY2011 | −$419,059,000 | CWST |
| FY2010 | −$411,232,000 | CWST |
CWST has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.5 pp | CWST |
| FY2024 | +0.3 pp | AWX |
| FY2023 | −4.5 pp | CWST |
| FY2022 | −6.1 pp | CWST |
| FY2021 | −2.3 pp | CWST |
| FY2020 | −11.8 pp | CWST |
| FY2019 | −5.0 pp | CWST |
| FY2018 | −6.2 pp | CWST |
| FY2017 | +2.2 pp | AWX |
| FY2016 | +0.5 pp | AWX |
| FY2015 | −0.1 pp | CWST |
| FY2013 | +6.2 pp | AWX |
| FY2012 | +11.4 pp | AWX |
| FY2011 | +18.2 pp | AWX |
| FY2010 | −9.7 pp | CWST |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AWX and CWST over this period.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CWST's net margin has been more volatile than AWX's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 7.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.8.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AWX and CWST over these 15 fiscal years — AWX led in 6 and CWST in 9.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CWST's return on equity has been more volatile than AWX's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 132.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AWX and CWST over these 9 fiscal years — AWX led in 4 and CWST in 5.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.