Waste Management industry

15 companies · ₹8,200 cr · 4 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Record order books across water/waste; Middle East disruption and payment delays compress near-term margins.

Mid cyclemargin range-bound near 11.0%
Revenue YoY
-13.0%
EBITDA margin
11.0%
-800bps YoY
Price, 1 year
-20.7%
29% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+11.6%
31.0x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 4 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
520 cr
Mar 26
631 cr
QoQ
-17.6%
Jun 25
598 cr
YoY
-13.0%
Peak
725 cr
vs peak
-28.3%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
11.0%
Mar 26
16.9%
QoQ
-590bps
Jun 25
19.0%
YoY
-800bps
Peak
24.5%
vs peak
-1350bps

Breadth: 60% of 5 companies grew revenue year on year (was 50% a quarter earlier) and 20% expanded margin (was 0%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

27.66x - 32.76x across the panel today

The median name trades at 31.0x, +11.6% against this industry's own 5-year median of 27.8x, and -20.3% against its own peak of 38.9x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹8,200 cr

Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd is 26% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 69.6% and the top 10 are 94.6%.

small 2micro 137 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 31.02x, 5y ROCE above its median of 17.3%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

The screen runs on stated growth triggers from the latest earnings calls - the same guidance data the stock screener reserves for premium. Premium names every company in this industry that is cheap against its own median and has the triggers behind it.

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Exhibit 5Coverage (15 of 15)

Every company here with a deep dive, topped up by market cap. The rest of the industry is in the appendix.

Mcap
₹1,050 cr
P/E
18.0x
EV/EBITDA
6.2x
ROCE
11.5%
Margin
20.0%
Rev YoY
+5.5%
Mcap
₹650 cr
P/E
37.4x
EV/EBITDA
28.3x
ROCE
19.9%
Margin
11.8%
Rev YoY
+29.3%
Mcap
₹627 cr
P/E
38.9x
EV/EBITDA
14.4x
ROCE
16.0%
Margin
29.8%
Rev YoY
+42.3%
Mcap
₹587 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
11.5x
ROCE
3.0%
Margin
6.5%
Rev YoY
-16.7%
Mcap
₹2,127 cr
P/E
31.2x
EV/EBITDA
14.9x
ROCE
9.8%
Margin
20.5%
Rev YoY
-34.2%
Mcap
₹979 cr
P/E
37.8x
EV/EBITDA
29.4x
ROCE
26.7%
Margin
61.6%
Rev YoY
+75.2%
Mcap
₹863 cr
P/E
30.8x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
30.5%
Margin
16.6%
Rev YoY
+31.2%
Mcap
₹347 cr
P/E
11.5x
EV/EBITDA
7.2x
ROCE
22.8%
Margin
21.4%
Rev YoY
-23.2%
Mcap
₹300 cr
P/E
105.9x
EV/EBITDA
18.2x
ROCE
7.0%
Margin
14.1%
Rev YoY
+14.8%
Mcap
₹267 cr
P/E
8.9x
EV/EBITDA
10.1x
ROCE
16.0%
Margin
29.2%
Rev YoY
+184.4%
Mcap
₹168 cr
P/E
22.0x
EV/EBITDA
13.5x
ROCE
20.6%
Margin
3.1%
Rev YoY
+22.0%
Mcap
₹107 cr
P/E
7.1x
EV/EBITDA
4.3x
ROCE
32.9%
Margin
17.9%
Rev YoY
+38.2%
Mcap
₹77 cr
P/E
16.2x
EV/EBITDA
12.2x
ROCE
12.2%
Margin
6.5%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹62 cr
P/E
9.2x
EV/EBITDA
6.5x
ROCE
25.1%
Margin
17.3%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹18 cr
P/E
12.2x
EV/EBITDA
8.5x
ROCE
17.4%
Margin
17.3%
Rev YoY
+25.8%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from Other Utilities earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
tailwindOrder books at historic highs signal multi-year revenue visibility5 managements

Five companies independently reported order books at or near record levels: WABAG at INR 19,400 Cr (>4x revenue, +33% YoY), EIEL at ₹6,814 Cr (+242% YoY), Concord Enviro at INR…

  • WABAG (Q1FY27): “Our order book position reached a historic high of INR 194 billion, that is INR 19,400…
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Exhibit 7Outlook

The outlook and what resolves next quarter

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AppendixThe other 0 companies

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