- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
CWY
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Cleanaway Waste Management Limited · Industrials · Waste Management
Latest close
2.38 AUD
1.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 30.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a 2.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.
Setup score
43
out of 100
Latest Close
2.38 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
5.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
21.2%
11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
1.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.1%.
Indicator stack
12/65
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
52/100
49 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 30.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a 2.1% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Up week
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.2912-week average 0.17
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.29Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 2.1% over four weeks, 5.8% over 12 weeks, and -15.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.89Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-8.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.88Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-16.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 43%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength5/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Value16/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Quality17/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Momentum12/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Growth12/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework31/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 34.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.0x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.7% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 100.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 8.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 4.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 2.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 0.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -12.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 2/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.4x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.
12 positive · 33 neutral · 4 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-18.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.7%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-6.2%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+1.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains10
Flat weeks4
Modest losses10
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -2.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorAU Industrials
4-week rank42 / 100
Group average1.9%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS45.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Waste Management
4-week rank2 / 5
Group average-3.6%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD60.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape39/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 39/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis29/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.29; No reversal markers Factors11/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 54 SVQF31/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 178.5 of 257 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.
Waste Management Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 2.38 AUD | 1.7% | 2.36 AUD | 2.55 AUD | 0.89 | -8.88 | 52.1M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2.34 AUD | -0.8% | 2.36 AUD | 2.55 AUD | 0.89 | -7.95 | 34.0M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 2.36 AUD | 0.4% | 2.37 AUD | 2.55 AUD | 0.95 | -5.40 | 63.2M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 2.35 AUD | 0.9% | 2.38 AUD | 2.55 AUD | 0.86 | -6.41 | 55.2M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 2.33 AUD | -2.1% | 2.38 AUD | 2.55 AUD | 0.97 | -7.63 | 64.1M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 2.38 AUD | 0.0% | 2.39 AUD | 2.55 AUD | 0.92 | -6.45 | 11.2M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 2.38 AUD | 0.4% | 2.40 AUD | 2.55 AUD | 0.87 | -5.88 | 9.1M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 2.37 AUD | -2.1% | 2.41 AUD | 2.55 AUD | 0.60 | -7.20 | 65.4M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 2.42 AUD | 2.1% | 2.42 AUD | 2.55 AUD | 0.21 | -5.28 | 12.1M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2.37 AUD | 3.5% | 2.42 AUD | 2.56 AUD | -0.07 | -5.53 | 40.1M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 2.29 AUD | 2.2% | 2.42 AUD | 2.56 AUD | -0.31 | -10.06 | 12.7M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 2.24 AUD | -0.4% | 2.43 AUD | 2.56 AUD | -0.31 | -11.63 | 49.2M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 2.25 AUD | 0.0% | 2.44 AUD | 2.56 AUD | -0.25 | -11.29 | 50.7M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 2.25 AUD | -0.4% | 2.46 AUD | 2.56 AUD | -0.36 | -12.76 | 50.6M | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.