---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000911177-24-000049"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CWST"
cik: "0000911177"
company_name: "CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2024-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T09:00:44.798725+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Casella Waste posts Q1 loss of $4.1M; revenue up 30% to $341M

## Summary
- Revenue $341.0M (+29.9% YoY); net loss $(4.1)M vs net income $3.5M a year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA $71.0M (+40.2% YoY); solid waste pricing up 5.5% overall.
- Collection price growth 6.2%; disposal price growth 4.0%; landfill price/ton +13.3%.
- FY2024 guidance reaffirmed: revenue $1.48-1.51B, Adj. EBITDA $350-360M.
- Net cash from operations $7.7M; Adjusted Free Cash Flow $(2.4)M for Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000911177-24-000049
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CWST
- cik: 0000911177
- company_name: CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2024-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117724000049/0000911177-24-000049-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117724000049/cwst-20240425.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC reported three-month period ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $341.0 million, net income $(4.1) million, EPS $(0.07) per diluted common share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: three-month period ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $341.0 million
  - Net income: $(4.1) million
  - EPS: $(0.07) per diluted common share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: services company, today reported its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024. Highlights for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024: • Revenues were $341.0 million for the quarter, up $78.4 million, or up 29.9%, from the same period in 2023. • Overall solid waste pricing was up 5.5% from the same period in 2023, driven by 6.2% collection
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117724000049/0000911177-24-000049-index.htm

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