Clean Harbors Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (CLH)
Clean Harbors reported $441.8M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 27.86% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 7.33%.
View full Clean Harbors company overviewClean Harbors free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $441.8M | $96.3M | +27.86% | +7.33% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $345.5M | $33.3M | +10.66% | +5.87% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $312.3M | $31.1M | +11.06% | +5.77% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $281.2M | −$23.0M | −7.56% | +5.44% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $304.1M | $69.8M | +29.79% | +7.99% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $234.3M | $37.5M | +19.03% | +7.45% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $196.9M | $17.0M | +9.45% | +5.77% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $179.9M | $61.2M | +51.54% | +5.45% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $118.7M | $78.5M | +194.96% | +4.03% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $40.2M | −$98.9M | −71.09% | +1.46% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $139.2M | $99.4M | +250.13% | +4.25% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $39.8M | −$95.9M | −70.69% | +1.17% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $135.6M | $8.7M | +6.82% | +3.86% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $127.0M | $96.0M | +309.34% | +5.80% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $31.0M | −$76.6M | −71.19% | +1.56% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $107.7M | $76.6M | +246.99% | +6.22% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $31.0M | −$21.1M | −40.48% | +2.89% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | $52.1M | — | — | +5.06% |
Clean Harbors quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | −$92.1M | $24.9M | — | −6.31% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $233.3M | −$8.2M | −3.39% | +15.56% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $207.5M | $65.1M | +45.71% | +13.40% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $118.0M | $37.1M | +45.81% | +7.61% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | −$117.1M | $2.3M | — | −8.18% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $241.5M | $73.1M | +43.37% | +16.88% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $142.4M | $29.9M | +26.60% | +9.31% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $80.9M | −$4.0M | −4.73% | +5.21% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | −$119.4M | −$65.7M | — | −8.67% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $168.5M | $303,000 | +0.18% | +12.59% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $112.5M | −$16.6M | −12.83% | +8.24% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $85.0M | −$7.9M | −8.52% | +6.08% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | −$53.7M | $55.3M | — | −4.11% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $168.2M | $85.6M | +103.66% | +13.16% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $129.1M | $80.9M | +168.17% | +9.47% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $92.9M | −$19.5M | −17.35% | +6.85% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | −$108.9M | −$170.0M | — | −9.32% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $82.6M | $15.3M | +22.75% | +7.38% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $48.1M | −$71.2M | −59.66% | +5.06% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $112.4M | $15.5M | +16.01% | +12.13% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $61.1M | $110.2M | — | +7.56% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $67.3M | −$19.5M | −22.44% | +8.45% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $119.3M | $29.3M | +32.50% | +15.31% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $96.9M | $47.5M | +96.43% | +13.64% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | −$49.1M | −$19.9M | — | −5.72% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $86.7M | $3.4M | +4.02% | +9.96% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $90.0M | $29.1M | +47.71% | +10.10% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $49.3M | $21.4M | +76.91% | +5.68% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | −$29.2M | −$36.9M | — | −3.74% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $83.4M | $58.4M | +234.05% | +9.71% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $61.0M | −$4.6M | −6.99% | +7.23% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $27.9M | $14.3M | +105.96% | +3.28% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $7.7M | −$7.0M | −47.73% | +1.02% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $25.0M | −$11.8M | −32.11% | +3.34% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $65.5M | $58.6M | +842.13% | +8.67% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $13.5M | −$19.5M | −59.01% | +1.80% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $14.7M | $51.1M | — | +2.13% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $36.8M | $17.2M | +87.62% | +5.31% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $7.0M | −$43.0M | −86.06% | +0.95% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $33.0M | −$4.8M | −12.76% | +4.73% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | −$36.5M | −$68.3M | — | −5.74% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $19.6M | −$23.0M | −54.00% | +2.75% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $49.9M | $29.5M | +144.68% | +5.59% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | $37.8M | −$9.3M | −19.77% | +4.04% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | $31.8M | $102.2M | — | +4.35% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $42.6M | −$20.6M | −32.57% | +5.04% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $20.4M | −$55.9M | −73.27% | +2.40% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $47.2M | $18.4M | +63.74% | +5.49% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | −$70.4M | −$37.7M | — | −8.32% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $63.2M | $38.6M | +156.72% | +7.18% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $76.3M | $66.8M | +698.15% | +8.41% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $28.8M | −$62.1M | −68.31% | +3.35% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | −$32.7M | −$34.6M | — | −3.79% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $24.6M | $31.3M | — | +4.40% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $9.6M | −$18.0M | −65.25% | +1.79% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $90.9M | $61.5M | +208.93% | +17.38% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | $1.9M | $21.2M | — | +0.33% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | −$6.7M | −$35.1M | — | −1.22% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $27.5M | $10.2M | +58.52% | +4.95% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | $29.4M | −$57.2M | −66.01% | +6.58% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | −$19.3M | $5.5M | — | −4.43% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $28.5M | $23.2M | +439.39% | +6.83% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $17.4M | — | — | +3.56% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | $86.6M | — | — | +18.36% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | −$24.8M | — | — | −6.98% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | $5.3M | — | — | +1.73% |
Clean Harbors free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $234.3M to $441.8M, a compound annual growth rate of 13.52%. Clean Harbors's latest reported quarter, Q1 2026, generated −$92.1M in free cash flow, an increase of $24.9M year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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