CLH vs PESI
Clean Harbors Inc. and Perma FIX Environmental Services Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CLH | PESI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.0B | $61.7M |
| Net income | $391.0M | $-13.8M |
| Gross margin | 31.3% | 9.7% |
| Net margin | 6.5% | −22.3% |
| Return on equity | 14.7% | −24.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.28 | −$0.75 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $441.8M | $-15.5M |
| Equity | $2.7B | $50.1M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.71× | · |
| Current ratio | 2.33× | 1.61× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 13.9% | −10.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 23.7% | · |
CLH bills 97.8× the revenue of PESI, and PESI closed the last reported year at a loss.
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 | CLH | PESI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $6.0B | $61.7M |
| FY2024 | $5.9B | $59.1M |
| FY2023 | $5.4B | $89.7M |
| FY2022 | $5.2B | $70.6M |
| FY2021 | $3.8B | $72.2M |
| FY2020 | $3.1B | $105.4M |
| FY2019 | $3.4B | $73.5M |
| FY2018 | $3.3B | $49.5M |
| FY2017 | $2.9B | $49.8M |
| FY2016 | $2.8B | $51.2M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CLH | PESI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $391.0M | $-13.8M |
| FY2024 | $402.3M | $-20.0M |
| FY2023 | $377.9M | $485,000 |
| FY2022 | $411.7M | $-3.8M |
| FY2021 | $203.2M | $835,000 |
| FY2020 | $134.8M | $2.9M |
| FY2019 | $97.7M | $2.3M |
| FY2018 | $65.6M | $-1.4M |
| FY2017 | $100.7M | $-3.7M |
| FY2016 | $-39.9M | $-13.4M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$5,969,163,000 | CLH |
| FY2024 | +$5,830,835,000 | CLH |
| FY2023 | +$5,319,417,000 | CLH |
| FY2022 | +$5,096,006,000 | CLH |
| FY2021 | +$3,733,375,000 | CLH |
| FY2020 | +$3,038,671,000 | CLH |
| FY2019 | +$3,338,731,000 | CLH |
| FY2018 | +$3,250,764,000 | CLH |
| FY2017 | +$2,895,209,000 | CLH |
| FY2016 | +$2,704,007,000 | CLH |
| FY2015 | +$3,212,754,000 | CLH |
| FY2014 | +$3,344,571,000 | CLH |
| FY2013 | +$3,435,243,000 | CLH |
| FY2012 | +$2,060,399,000 | CLH |
| FY2011 | +$1,866,039,000 | CLH |
| FY2010 | +$1,633,454,000 | CLH |
| FY2009 | +$981,827,000 | CLH |
CLH has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +28.8 pp | CLH |
| FY2024 | +40.6 pp | CLH |
| FY2023 | +6.4 pp | CLH |
| FY2022 | +13.4 pp | CLH |
| FY2021 | +4.4 pp | CLH |
| FY2020 | +1.7 pp | CLH |
| FY2019 | −0.1 pp | PESI |
| FY2018 | +5.5 pp | CLH |
| FY2017 | +11.7 pp | CLH |
| FY2016 | +25.9 pp | CLH |
| FY2015 | +4.4 pp | CLH |
| FY2014 | +1.5 pp | CLH |
| FY2013 | +51.2 pp | CLH |
| FY2012 | +8.4 pp | CLH |
| FY2011 | −0.4 pp | PESI |
| FY2010 | +3.5 pp | CLH |
| FY2009 | −7.0 pp | PESI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CLH and PESI over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
PESI's net margin has been more volatile than CLH's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 15.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CLH and PESI over these 17 fiscal years — CLH led in 14 and PESI in 3.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
PESI's return on equity has been more volatile than CLH's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 18.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.1.
17 of 18 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 CLH and PESI over these 17 fiscal years — CLH led in 16 and PESI in 1.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.