Private company

COVANTA HOLDING CORP

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryCogeneration Services & Small Power Producers
  • HeadquartersDE
  • Incorporated inDE2
  • Business address445 South Street, Morristown, Nj 079602
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer2

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2020

3.6%Operating margin3
-1.5%Net margin3
1.8%Revenue growth, 20203
-9.0%Return on equity4
7.73×Debt to equity4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2020

  • Cost of revenue75¢$1.4B
  • Selling, general and admin6¢$120.0M
  • Other costs11¢$213.0M
  • Interest7¢$133.0M
  • Income tax1¢$18.0M

Out of $1.9B in revenue.3 The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2020

  • Dividends paid35¢$89.0M
  • Kept or used elsewhere65¢$165.0M

Out of $254.0M of cash from operations.3

Financial statements

Revenue56783$1.9B in 2020+13% since 2014
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B2014: $1.7B$1.7B20142015: $1.6B$1.6B2015−2%2016: $1.7B$1.7B2016+3%2017: $1.8B$1.8B2017+3%2018: $1.9B$1.9B2018+7%2019: $1.9B$1.9B2019+0%2020: $1.9B$1.9B2020+2%
Operating income56783$69.0M in 2020−55% since 2014
0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M2014: $154.0M$154.0M20142015: $109.0M$109.0M2015−29%2016: $109.0M$109.0M2016+0%2017: $101.0M$101.0M2017−7%2018: $63.0M$63.0M2018−38%2019: $90.0M$90.0M2019+43%2020: $69.0M$69.0M2020−23%
Net income5673-$28.0M in 2020+1300% since 2014
-$50.0M0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M2014: -$2.0M-$2.0M20142015: $68.0M$68.0M20152016: -$4.0M-$4.0M20162017: $57.0M$57.0M20172018: $152.0M$152.0M2018+167%2019: $10.0M$10.0M2019−93%2020: -$28.0M-$28.0M2020
Fiscal year2014201520162017201820192020
Revenue$1.7B5$1.6B6$1.7B7$1.8B8$1.9B3$1.9B3$1.9B3
Cost of revenue$1.2B7$1.3B8$1.3B3$1.4B3$1.4B3
Selling, general and admin$97.0M5$93.0M6$100.0M7$112.0M8$115.0M3$122.0M3$120.0M3
Operating income$154.0M5$109.0M6$109.0M7$101.0M8$63.0M3$90.0M3$69.0M3
Interest$135.0M5$134.0M6$138.0M7$147.0M8$145.0M3$143.0M3$133.0M3
Income tax$15.0M5-$84.0M6$22.0M7-$191.0M8-$29.0M3-$7.0M3-$18.0M3
Net income-$2.0M5$68.0M6-$4.0M6$57.0M7$152.0M7$10.0M3-$28.0M3
Earnings per share-$0.015$0.526-$0.037$0.448$1.173$0.073-$0.213
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.015$0.516-$0.037$0.448$1.153$0.073-$0.213

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Former names

  • DANIELSON HOLDING CORPNov 15, 1995 to Sep 21, 20052

Recent filings

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Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.1

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