Industry benchmark · SIC 38

Waste collection, treatment and disposal

A benchmark view of the available 4-digit SIC sub-industries, activity, score and financial-health signals. Calculated 2 Jul 2026.

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Companies12.9K10.8K active
New this year9980 dissolved
Active share84%Active companies as a share of total
Avg insolvency risk29Benchmark average
Avg profitability score41Derived 0–100 cohort signal
Avg gross margin40.7%Benchmark average
Avg revenue growth77.1%Benchmark average
Avg current ratio5.94Benchmark average

Sub-industry ranking

Largest sub-industries by active companies

Active company counts for the available 4-digit SIC sub-industries. The complete table below is the crawlable fallback.

Sub-industry benchmark rows
Sub-industryCompaniesActiveAvg score
Collection of non-hazardous waste SIC 38110 · detailed benchmark8,1816,82261
Recovery of sorted materials SIC 38320 · detailed benchmark3,1272,62565
Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste SIC 38210 · detailed benchmark3,0182,61165
Collection of hazardous waste SIC 38120 · detailed benchmark94281265
Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste SIC 38220 · detailed benchmark76066766
Dismantling of wrecks SIC 38310 · detailed benchmark23921065