GFL Environmental (GFL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GFL Environmental Inc. is a leading provider of diversified environmental services in North America. The company offers an integrated suite of waste management and infrastructure solutions designed to serve both municipal and industrial customers. With a focus on sustainability, GFL Environmental emphasizes efficient collection, transportation, disposal, recycling and beneficial reuse of solid and liquid waste streams.

GFL’s service portfolio includes solid waste collection, transfer and disposal; liquid waste management; soil remediation and field services; roll-off container services; street sweeping and winter maintenance; and industrial cleaning and maintenance. The company also provides water infrastructure and wastewater treatment solutions, supporting municipalities and industrial clients with design, construction and operation of treatment facilities.

Operating across eight Canadian provinces and over thirty U.S. states, GFL Environmental has established a broad network of facilities that includes transfer stations, recycling centers, material recovery facilities, soil remediation yards and wastewater treatment plants. This geographic footprint enables the company to deliver responsive, local service while leveraging centralized systems for routing, billing and environmental compliance.

Founded in 2007 by Patrick Dovigi, GFL Environmental is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario. Under the leadership of Dovigi and an experienced executive team, the company has pursued disciplined growth through strategic acquisitions and operational integration. GFL Environmental continues to invest in technology, infrastructure and talent to meet evolving regulatory requirements and customer demands across North America.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.06 to $47.51
• 50-Day Range: $47.32 to $51.56
• 52-Week Range: $37.00 to $52.00
• Volume: 717,507 shs
• Average Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.70
• Dividend Yield: 0.13%
• Price Target: $56.29
• Consensus Rating: Buy

GFL Environmental Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GFL Environmental scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 317 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

GFL Environmental has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.09, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GFL Environmental has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 82.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GFL Environmental are expected to grow by 82.76% in the coming year, from $0.58 to $1.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GFL Environmental is 9.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GFL Environmental is 9.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GFL Environmental has a P/B Ratio of 3.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.89% of the float of GFL Environmental has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GFL Environmental has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GFL Environmental has recently increased by 8.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

GFL Environmental has a dividend yield of 0.13%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

GFL Environmental has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of GFL Environmental is 1.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, GFL Environmental will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.66% next year. This indicates that GFL Environmental will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.89% of the float of GFL Environmental has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GFL Environmental has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GFL Environmental has recently increased by 8.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

GFL Environmental has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for GFL Environmental this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for GFL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GFL Environmental insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.71% of the stock of GFL Environmental is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.70% of the stock of GFL Environmental is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GFL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GFL shares performed this year?

GFL Environmental's stock was trading at $44.54 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GFL stock has increased by 6.2% and is now trading at $47.32.

How were GFL Environmental's earnings last quarter?

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.10. The business's revenue was down 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did GFL Environmental IPO?

GFL Environmental (GFL) raised $1.4 billion in an initial public offering on Tuesday, March 3rd 2020. The company issued 75,000,000 shares at $19.00 per share. JPMorgan, BMO Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, BC Partners, Raymond James, Stife, TD Securities, BofA Securities, CIBC Capital Markets, HSBC and National Bank Financial were co-managers.

Who are GFL Environmental's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of GFL Environmental include Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. (0.02%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.01%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC and Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group.

How do I buy shares of GFL Environmental?

Shares of GFL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of GFL Environmental own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GFL Environmental investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Adobe (ADBE) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/30 Dividend: 4/14/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2025
• Today: 7/12/2025
• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/14/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Waste Removal Svcs
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GFL
• CIK: 1780232
• Web: www.gflenv.com
• Phone: 905-326-0101
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for GFL Environmental: $56.29
• High Price Target: $58.00
• Low Price Target: $54.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.09
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 81.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$527.43 million
• Net Margins: 36.01%
• Pretax Margin: -12.83%
• Return on Equity: 3.93%
• Return on Assets: 1.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.89
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.09
• Cash Flow: $3.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.56
• Book Value: $13.40 per share
• Price / Book: 3.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 366,710,000
• Free Float: 334,767,000
• Market Cap: $17.35 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.03