Quest Resource Holding's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Quest Resource Holding (QRHC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Quest Resource Holding vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 248M vs 45,158M combined for tracked competitors (0.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+3.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+9.0%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Quest Resource Holding generated 8.5% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 10.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -19.1% net margin compares with 11.0% for the peer group.
- Scale: Quest Resource Holding ranks #9 of 17 companies by market capitalization in the Environmental Services industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Quest Resource Holding accounted for 0.5% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.5% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.27M compares with $0.39M for the peer group (3.2x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
QRHC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Quest Resource Holding reported revenue growth of 8.52 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 10.54 %.
With a net margin of -19.07 %, Quest Resource Holding reported lower profitability than its competitors (11.02 %).
Quest Resource Holding generated 0.52 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.53 % a year earlier.
Quest Resource Holding vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Quest Resource Holding and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Quest Resource Holding Corporation | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Quest Resource Holding's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Environmental Services industry grew revenue -1.2% year over year, combined, vs 8.5% for Quest Resource Holding. Quest Resource Holding's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.24% to 0.26%, a gain of 0.02 percentage points.
Quest Resource Holding's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quest Resource Holding Corporation | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (4) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
QRHC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
QRHC Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
QRHC Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
QRHC Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Harbors inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Waste Management Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Republic Services Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Quest Resource Holding's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Quest Resource Holding's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Quest Resource Holding Corporation
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Quest Resource Holding Corporation | 29.23 | 248.31 |
| Waste Management Inc | 83,071.46 | 25,667.00 |
| Republic Services Inc | 65,503.66 | 17,536.00 |
| Clean Harbors inc | 16,600.27 | 6,058.42 |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | 5,196.70 | 1,955.48 |
| SUBTOTAL | 170,401.31 | 51,465.22 |
Sources: Quest Resource Holding Corporation's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Quest Resource Holding's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Harbors | Named by the company | 85% |
| Republic Services | Named by the company | 85% |
| Darling International | Named by the company | 85% |
| Waste Management | Named by the company | 85% |
| Liberty Tire Recycling | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Quest Resource Holding's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Quest Resource Holding's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Waste Management Inc | East Tier Region Areas 45.92 % |
| Republic Services Inc | Group 1 45.80 % |
| Clean Harbors inc | Environmental Services 85.82 % |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | Western Region 47.02 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Quest Resource Holding's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quest Resource Holding Corporation | 29 | 1,273,385 | -89,949 |
| Waste Management Inc | 83,071 | 424,248 | 47,174 |
| Republic Services Inc | 65,504 | 417,524 | 52,024 |
| Clean Harbors inc | 16,600 | 268,179 | 17,507 |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | 5,197 | 349,193 | 1,019 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 170,372 | 391,893 | 41,626 |
Quest Resource Holding's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 14 companies in Quest Resource Holding's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Quest Resource Holding ranks #9 of 14 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.01 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 2,620, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management Inc | 83,194 | 36.91 % |
| 2 | Republic Services Inc | 65,608 | 29.11 % |
| 3 | Waste Connections Inc | 39,591 | 17.57 % |
| 4 | Clean Harbors inc | 16,667 | 7.39 % |
| 5 | Gfl Environmental Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Perma Fix Environmental Services Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Athena Technology Acquisition Corp Ii | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Quest Resource Holding Corporation | 29 | 0.01 % |
| 10 | Oio Group | 1,234 | 5.2% |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Quest Resource Holding's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Quest Resource Holding's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Clean Harbors inc | 16,667 | 35.70 % |
| 5 | Gfl Environmental Inc | 14,622 | -10.28 % |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems Inc | 5,238 | -6.76 % |
| 7 | Perma Fix Environmental Services Inc | 304 | 59.20 % |
| 8 | Athena Technology Acquisition Corp Ii | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 9 | Quest Resource Holding Corporation | 29 | -13.42 % |
| 10 | Oio Group | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 11 | Avalon Holdings Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 12 | Vivakor Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 13 | Strategic Environmental and Energy Resources Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 14 | Pacific Green Technologies Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Quest Resource Holding's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Quest Resource Holding's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Environmental Services industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (29 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 16.38 % | 32.11 % (avg) | -15.7 pp |
| Operating Margin | -3.26 % | industry median | -6.6 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -1.06 % | -12.17 % (avg) | +11.1 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.64 % | 8.71 % (avg) | -8.1 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Quest Resource Holding's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Environmental Services industry average (29 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 25.2x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 15.4x | - |
| P/B | 0.7x | 3.3x | -2.6x |
| Return on Equity | -47.42 % | industry aggregate | -66.22 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -5.80 % | 2.36 % (avg) | -8.16 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Quest Resource Holding's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -24.97 % | -4.65 % | -0.32 % | 57.83 % | 82.41 % | 1.42 % | -0.02 % | -13.35 % |
| Operating Margin | -1.93 % | 0.60 % | 0.76 % | 2.97 % | 0.49 % | 0.98 % | -1.55 % | -2.47 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -1.58 % | 0.46 % | 0.54 % | 2.69 % | 0.66 % | 1.41 % | -2.26 % | -3.99 % |
| P/E | - | - | 46.5x | 71.0x | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Quest Resource Holding's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Quest Resource Holding's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Quest Resource Holding is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Quest Resource Holding's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Quest Resource Holding's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Quest Resource Holding falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue -1.6% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution. A caveat worth reading alongside this chart: Waste Management Inc alone holds 37% of this industry's market cap. In an industry this dominated by one leader, the framework will place nearly every OTHER company in "Dog" or "Question Mark" purely because relative share is measured against that leader, regardless of how strong those other companies actually are on their own fundamentals. Check the Profitability, Valuation and Financial Strength sections above before treating this quadrant label as a verdict.
Quest Resource Holding's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 2,620 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.64 % vs industry average 8.71 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Quest Resource Holding's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Quest Resource Holding's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Quest Resource Holding's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Quest Resource Holding falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Quest Resource Holding's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+3.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 6.6 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 66.2 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Waste Management Inc, holding 36.91 % of industry market cap.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Quest Resource Holding's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quest Resource Holding Corporation | 0.03 | 1.27 | 1.76 |
| Waste Management Inc | 0.05 | 0.89 | 2.94 |
| Republic Services Inc | 0.02 | 0.63 | 1.44 |
| Clean Harbors inc | - | 2.39 | 1.01 |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | 0.40 | 1.28 | 0.98 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Quest Resource Holding's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quest Resource Holding Corporation | Q2 2026 | +8.5 % | - |
| Waste Management Inc | Q2 2026 | +4.0 % | +8.1 % |
| Republic Services Inc | Q2 2026 | +19.9 % | +2.9 % |
| Clean Harbors inc | Q1 2026 | +1.9 % | +7.7 % |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | Q2 2026 | +16.9 % | -27.6 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +9.6 % | +5.1 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Quest Resource Holding's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quest Resource Holding Corporation | Q2 2026 | +11.7 % | +7.0 % |
| Waste Management Inc | Q2 2026 | +3.0 % | -13.9 % |
| Republic Services Inc | Q2 2026 | +4.7 % | -3.7 % |
| Clean Harbors inc | Q1 2026 | -0.8 % | -17.1 % |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | Q2 2026 | +18.5 % | +8.9 % |
Quest Resource Holding's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quest Resource Holding Corporation | - | - | - |
| Waste Management Inc | 6.22% | 5.88% | 28.93% |
| Republic Services Inc | 6.34% | 6.55% | 18.26% |
| Clean Harbors inc | 5.25% | 7.01% | 14.37% |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.36% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Quest Resource Holding's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Quest Resource Holding Corporation | - | 0.12 |
| Waste Management Inc | 29.20 | 3.24 |
| Republic Services Inc | 30.25 | 3.74 |
| Clean Harbors inc | 42.50 | 2.74 |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc | 874.75 | 2.66 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 31.42 | 3.31 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.