---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000911177-23-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CWST"
cik: "0000911177"
company_name: "CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T10:08:09.100305+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Casella Waste Q4 revenue up 12.5% to $272.1M; FY 2023 revenue guidance $1.15-1.18B

## Summary
- Q4 net income $8.4M ($0.16 diluted EPS) vs $9.1M ($0.18) in Q4 2021; Adjusted EBITDA $56.2M (+9.3% YoY).
- FY 2022 revenues $1.085B (+22.0%), net income $53.1M (+29.1%), Adjusted EBITDA $245.2M (+20.5%).
- FY 2022 results exceeded initial guidance: revenues by $90.1M, Adjusted EBITDA by $13.2M, Adjusted Free Cash Flow by $3.2M.
- FY 2023 guidance: revenues $1.15-1.18B, net income $56-62M, Adjusted EBITDA $266-272M, Adjusted Free Cash Flow $119-125M.
- Solid waste pricing up 6.2% in Q4; acquired 14 businesses with ~$51M annualized revenues in FY 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000911177-23-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CWST
- cik: 0000911177
- company_name: CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117723000009/0000911177-23-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117723000009/cwst-20230216.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000911177-23-000009
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000911177-23-000009.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000911177-23-000009.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC updated its the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2022 guidance (reaffirmed).
  - Period: the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2022
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117723000009/0000911177-23-000009-index.htm

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