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Casella Waste Systems vs Veralto

Veralto is the larger business, with $5.50bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.84bn for Casella Waste Systems (3.0 times as much). Casella Waste Systems grew faster (18.0% against 6.0%). Veralto kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 17.1% against 0.4%.

Latest fiscal yearCasella Waste SystemsCWST, 2025VeraltoVLTO, 2025
Revenue $1.84bn $5.50bn
Revenue growth 18.0% 6.0%
Net income $7.9m $940m
Operating margin — 23.2%
Net margin 0.4% 17.1%
Return on equity 0.5% 36.6%
Free cash flow $84.7m $1.01bn
Cash $124m $2.03bn
Total debt $1.17bn $2.67bn
Debt to equity — 86.1%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield — 0.4%
Share buybacks — —
Employees 5,600 17,000
Market value $6.18bn $28.36bn
Price vs our value range Above our value range Above our value range
Moat score 35 (Weak) —
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 28 sales 0 buys, 9 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.