Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 270 Industrials companies.
Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH) scores 6.0 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on growth, and profitability is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for CLH stands at 6.0 out of 10 as of October 18, 2026, which puts Clean Harbors, Inc. in the solid quality band. This band covers companies that do several things well but not everything, so the pillar detail below matters more than the headline. It rolls Clean Harbors, Inc.’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Ranked with the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 61st percentile, in the upper half of the group, short of the top quarter. The median across the group is 5.6, and the top quarter begins at 6.5, so Clean Harbors, Inc. is in line with the typical company here.
Clean Harbors, Inc.’s profitability score is 5.0 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.9 among 262 Industrials companies, that is in line with the group and the 51st percentile. An average profitability reading usually means the company earns a fair return without obvious pricing power, so the other pillars decide more of the story.
Clean Harbors, Inc.’s solvency score is 6.5 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 7.1 among 241 Industrials companies, that is below the group and the 41st percentile. Middling solvency says the balance sheet is neither a strength nor a constraint today.
Clean Harbors, Inc.’s growth score is 7.0 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 5.4 among 216 Industrials companies, that is well above the group and the 74th percentile. Growth at this level is valuable when it is sustained, and the predictability pillar is the place to check whether it has been steady.
On efficiency, Clean Harbors, Inc. scores 6.7, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.2 across 264 Industrials companies, which places it above them, at the 61st percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
On predictability, Clean Harbors, Inc. scores 5.5, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 5.0 across 267 Industrials companies, which places it above them, at the 60th percentile. Middling predictability suggests some volatility in the record, enough to read the other pillars with a little caution.
Growth at 7.0 is Clean Harbors, Inc.’s best pillar and profitability at 5.0 its weakest. The 2.0 point gap between them is worth keeping in mind when reading the overall. Leading with growth is attractive as long as the expansion is earning a decent return. Weak profitability can be cyclical, so it helps to know whether margins are at a low point or a long-run level.
Closing the gap on solvency would do the most for the overall. At the median of Industrials companies, 7.1, Clean Harbors, Inc. would score about 6.1 instead of 6.0. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Clean Harbors, Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Industrials companies below are nearest to Clean Harbors, Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Clean Harbors, Inc. scores 6.0 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is growth, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Clean Harbors, Inc. ranks at the 61st percentile of the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.5, against Clean Harbors, Inc.’s 6.0.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 18, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for CLH are in the app.
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