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CWST Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Utilities · Refuse systems · CIK 0000911177
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Form 144 · 5
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
235
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about CWST

Insiders, 180 days
-$2.9M net sold
3 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-05-12
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$1.7M
5 notices

Casella Waste Systems insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC insiders sold a net $2.9M of stock across 206 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BURKE MICHAEL K
Director
SELL
2026-08-26 SEC
1,100
$102.3K
+3.4%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on May 26, 2026.
  • The trade is 7.5% of the 14,741 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 235 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director BURKE MICHAEL K sold about $102.3K of CWST on Aug 26, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 235 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CASELLA DOUGLAS R
VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS
SELL
2026-08-14 SEC
1,343
$122.4K
+7.7%
Context
  • 31 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (31 sales), the last on Aug 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.5% of the 90,141 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 235 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS CASELLA DOUGLAS R sold about $122.4K of CWST on Aug 14, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 235 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CASELLA DOUGLAS R
VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS
SELL
2026-08-14 SECtraded 2026-08-13
1,838
$167.1K
+7.7%
Context
  • 29 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (29 sales), the last on Mar 13, 2025.
  • The trade is 1.8% of the 104,803 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 235 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS CASELLA DOUGLAS R sold about $167.1K of CWST on Aug 13, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 235 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CASELLA DOUGLAS R
VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS
SELL
2026-08-14 SECtraded 2026-08-13
13,319
$1.2M
+7.7%
Context
  • 29 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (29 sales), the last on Mar 13, 2025.
  • The trade is 14.6% of the 91,484 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 235 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS CASELLA DOUGLAS R sold about $1.2M of CWST on Aug 13, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 235 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BURKE MICHAEL K
Director
SELL
2026-05-27 SECtraded 2026-05-26
2,305
$201.8K
+14.2%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Nov 25, 2024.
  • The trade is 16.4% of the 14,048 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 235 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director BURKE MICHAEL K sold about $201.8K of CWST on May 26, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 235 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
206 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$2.9M over 180 days
-$1.6M over 90 days
below 83% of Utilities
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
235 funds bought in last quarter
more than 54% of Utilities
Revenue
+18.0% year over year
more than 81% of Utilities
Margin
0.4% net margin
below 82% of Utilities
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
8.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 8.7 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+5.9%12M
-17%-6%+6%+18%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-13 · CASELLA DOUGLAS R sold $1.2M2025-12-08 · Coletta Edmond sold $700.5K2026-02-27 · CASELLA JOHN W sold $626.2K2026-05-19 · Coletta Edmond sold $534.2K2026-05-19 · Coletta Edmond sold $442.0K2026-02-27 · Coletta Edmond sold $357.2K2026-05-26 · BURKE MICHAEL K sold $201.8K2026-08-13 · CASELLA DOUGLAS R sold $167.1K2026-03-16 · CASELLA JOHN W sold $153.1K2026-02-27 · Sayward Shelley E. sold $147.8K2026-05-19 · Coletta Edmond sold $143.4K2026-08-14 · CASELLA DOUGLAS R sold $122.4K2026-02-27 · Steves Sean sold $111.4K2026-08-26 · BURKE MICHAEL K sold $102.3K2025-11-04 · Green Emily Nagle sold $99.7K2026-03-16 · Coletta Edmond sold $86.8K2026-03-12 · CASELLA JOHN W sold $86.7K2026-02-27 · Drohan Kevin sold $62.5K2026-03-16 · Helgeson Bradford John sold $35.5K2026-03-12 · Coletta Edmond sold $33.9K2026-03-16 · Sayward Shelley E. sold $31.8K2025-11-07 · Helgeson Bradford John sold $23.0K2026-03-16 · Steves Sean sold $17.3K2026-03-12 · Sayward Shelley E. sold $11.6K2026-03-12 · Steves Sean sold $8.7K2026-03-16 · Drohan Kevin sold $7.5K2026-03-12 · Drohan Kevin sold $4.9K2026-09-03 · Michael Burke filed to sell $105.6K2026-08-26 · Michael Burke filed to sell $103.1K2026-08-14 · Douglas Casella filed to sell $121.8K2026-08-13 · Douglas Casella filed to sell $1.2M2026-08-13 · CASELLA DOUGLAS R filed to sell $167.0K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns CWST: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
9,390,112 sh
$910.6M
WASATCH ADVISORS LP
3,531,594 sh
$342.5M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
3,448,748 sh
$334.4M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
2,823,033 sh
$273.7M
STATE STREET CORP
2,520,170 sh
$244.4M

Congress trades in CWST

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Jefferson Shreve
Sold 2025-05-12 · disclosed 41 days later
$50,001 - $100,000
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Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

CWST planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Michael Burke
Filed 2026-09-03
$105.6K
Michael Burke
Filed 2026-08-26
$103.1K
Douglas Casella
Filed 2026-08-14
$121.8K
Douglas Casella
Filed 2026-08-13
$1.2M
CASELLA DOUGLAS R
Filed 2026-08-13
$167.0K

CWST mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
ALGER WEATHERBIE SPECIALIZED GROWTH FUND
$12.9M position · as of 2026-07-31
5.4%
CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
$102.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.0%
CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
$23.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.0%
Wasatch Core Growth Fund
$144.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.8%
Wasatch Long/Short Alpha Fund
$1.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.4%
FAM SMALL CAP FUND
$13.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · John W. Casella
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$4.4M
$5.4M
$1.7M
+58%
+100%
2024
$4.2M
$6.2M
$1.5M
+71%
+88%
2023
$3.5M
$3.8M
$938.7K
+38%
+59%
2022
$4.1M
$2.8M
$1.6M
+28%
+33%
2021
$4.2M
$11.3M
$1.5M
+38%
+41%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $2.9M sold by insiders over 180 days, 235 funds added last quarter, $1.7M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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CWST financials

Revenue growth
+18.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
0.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.0B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+0.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$105.7M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.84x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.26x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+0.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+0.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+1.5%
operating income after a 35.5% effective tax rate, over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+2.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
1,068.44x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
n/a
no share count filed
FCF yield
n/a
no share count filed
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -50%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.8B$1.6B$1.3B$1.1B
Operating income$63.7M$72.8M$80.4M$95.4M
Net income$7.9M$13.5M$25.4M$53.1M
EPS (diluted)0.120.230.461.03
Operating cash flow$329.8M$281.4M$233.1M$217.3M
Cash$123.8M$358.3M$220.9M$71.2M
Long-term debt$1.1B$1.1B$1.0B$585.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

CWST Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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CWST ranks highest on growth (81st percentile) and financial health (77th), and lowest on insider conviction (9th), among Utilities peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
16
Inputs
  • Return on equity+0.4% · 20 pct, sector of 104
  • Return on assets+0.2% · 24 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capital+1.5% · 0 pct, sector of 64
  • Return on capital employed+2.1% · 20 pct, sector of 107
Financial health
77
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.84x · 71 pct, sector of 113
  • Cash flow to debt0.26x · 83 pct, sector of 113
Growth
81
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+18.0% · 81 pct, sector of 119
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
9
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$2.9M · 17 pct, sector of 87
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 88
Institutional and government
54
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter235 · 54 pct, sector of 121
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
52
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+8.1% · 17 pct, sector of 162
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 106
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+14.1% · 39 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

CWST filings, in plain words

Are Casella Waste Systems insiders buying or selling CWST?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Casella Waste Systems insiders were net sellers, a net $2.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded CWST?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Jefferson Shreve dated 2025-05-12.

Are there planned insider sales of CWST?

Yes. 5 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $1.7M of stock; the latest, by Michael Burke, was filed 2026-09-03.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Casella Waste Systems insiders were net sellers of CWST, a net $2.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 sellers. None of the 8 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in CWST, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Jefferson Shreve dated 2025-05-12. Insiders filed 5 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $1.7M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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