secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC (CWST)
CIK:        0000911177
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000911177-26-000006
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Casella Waste Q4 net loss $2.5M; revenue up 9.7% to $469M; FY2026 EBITDA guidance $455-465M
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- Quarterly revenues $469.1M (+9.7% YoY); net loss $(2.5)M vs. profit $4.9M in Q4 2024.
- Full-year FY2025 net income $7.9M, down 41.9% YoY; Adjusted EBITDA $422.8M (+17.3%).
- Adjusted diluted EPS $1.27 for FY2025, down 3.8% from $1.32 on higher share count.
- Acquired nine businesses in FY2025 (~$115M annualized revenue); Mountain State Waste closed Jan 1, 2026.
- FY2026 guidance: revenue $1.97-1.99B, net income $16-22M, Adjusted EBITDA $455-465M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117726000006/0000911177-26-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117726000006/cwst-20260219.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000911177-26-000006

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