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Waste Management, Inc.

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NYSE Industrials Waste Management
$224.85
▼ $0.09 (-0.04%)
Mkt Cap: 90.69B
Day Range
$219.30 $225.58
52-Week Range
$194.11 $248.13
Volume
1,913,406
50D / 200D Avg
$231.09 / $223.44
Prev Close
$224.94

Quick Summary

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Industrials sector median (897 peers)

Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E 33.5 14.4
P/B 9.1 1.9
ROE % 29.7 11.4
Net Margin % 10.7 6.5
Rev Growth 5Y % 8.9 8.3
D/E 2.3 0.6

Analyst Price Target

Hold
$253.75 +12.9%
Low: $238.00 High: $264.00
Forward P/E
27.42
Forward EPS
$8.20
EPS Growth (est.)
+0.0%
Est. Revenue
26.47B

Earnings Estimates

Period EPS Est. Revenue Est. Analysts
FY2030 $12.20
$11.97 – $12.34
32.03B 5
FY2029 $11.47
$11.25 – $11.60
30.94B 2
FY2028 $10.26
$9.81 – $11.10
29.22B 7

Earnings Surprises

Last 8 quarters
Quarter Est. EPS Actual EPS Surprise
2026-01-28 $1.95 $1.93 -1.0%
2025-10-27 $2.01 $1.98 -1.5%
2025-07-28 $1.89 $1.92 +1.6%
2025-04-28 $1.59 $1.67 +5.0%
2025-01-29 $1.80 $1.70 -5.6%
2024-10-28 $1.89 $1.96 +3.7%
2024-07-24 $1.83 $1.82 -0.5%
2024-04-24 $1.51 $1.75 +15.9%

Dividend History

7 yr streak

Yield

0.02%

Payout Ratio

0.49%

Growth (3Y)

8.27%

Growth (5Y)

8.65%

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount Yield
Mar 13, 2026 Mar 27, 2026 $0.95 1.43%
Dec 05, 2025 Dec 19, 2025 $0.83 1.55%
Sep 12, 2025 Sep 26, 2025 $0.83 1.48%
Jun 06, 2025 Jun 20, 2025 $0.83 1.33%
Mar 14, 2025 Mar 28, 2025 $0.83 1.37%
Dec 06, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 $0.75 1.35%
Sep 13, 2024 Sep 27, 2024 $0.75 1.42%
Jun 07, 2024 Jun 21, 2024 $0.75 1.45%
Mar 14, 2024 Mar 28, 2024 $0.75 1.36%
Nov 30, 2023 Dec 15, 2023 $0.70 1.64%
Sep 07, 2023 Sep 22, 2023 $0.70 1.75%
Jun 01, 2023 Jun 16, 2023 $0.70 1.66%
Mar 09, 2023 Mar 24, 2023 $0.70 1.76%
Dec 01, 2022 Dec 16, 2022 $0.65 1.55%
Sep 08, 2022 Sep 23, 2022 $0.65 1.45%
Jun 02, 2022 Jun 17, 2022 $0.65 1.54%
Mar 16, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 $0.65 1.54%
Dec 02, 2021 Dec 17, 2021 $0.58 1.40%
Sep 02, 2021 Sep 17, 2021 $0.58 1.46%
Jun 03, 2021 Jun 18, 2021 $0.58 1.59%

Key Takeaways

Revenue grew 8.88% annually over 5 years — modest growth
ROE of 29.69% indicates high profitability
Debt/Equity of 2.29 — high leverage
Generating 2.82B in free cash flow
P/E of 33.49 — premium valuation
Revenue growth is accelerating — 1Y growth exceeds 5Y average by 5.36%

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
8.88%
Revenue (1Y)14.24%
Earnings (1Y)-1.38%
FCF Growth (3Y)24.25%

Quality

Return on Equity
29.69%
ROIC10.50%
Net Margin10.74%
Op. Margin18.28%

Safety

Debt / Equity
2.29
Current Ratio0.89
Interest Coverage5.05

Valuation

P/E Ratio
33.49
Forward P/E27.42
P/B Ratio9.08
EV/EBITDA24.61
Dividend Yield0.02%

All Fundamental Metrics

Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) 14.24% Revenue Growth (3Y) 11.08%
Earnings Growth (1Y) -1.38% Earnings Growth (3Y) 8.41%
Revenue Growth (5Y) 8.88% Earnings Growth (5Y) 10.51%
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 25.20B Net Income (TTM) 2.71B
ROE 29.69% ROA 5.91%
Gross Margin 29.08% Operating Margin 18.28%
Net Margin 10.74% Free Cash Flow (TTM) 2.82B
ROIC 10.50% FCF Growth (3Y) 24.25%
Safety
Debt / Equity 2.29 Current Ratio 0.89
Interest Coverage 5.05
Dividends
Dividend Yield 0.02% Payout Ratio 0.49%
Dividend Growth (3Y) 8.27% Dividend Growth (5Y) 8.65%
Consecutive Div Years 7 yrs
Valuation
P/E Ratio 33.49 Forward P/E 27.42
P/B Ratio 9.08 P/S Ratio 3.60
PEG Ratio -18.62 Forward PEG N/A
EV/EBITDA 24.61 Fwd EV/EBITDA 15.26
Forward P/S 3.43 Fwd Earnings Yield 3.65%
FCF Yield 3.11%
Market Cap 90.69B Enterprise Value 113.40B

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first

Income statement data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 25.20B 22.06B 20.43B 19.70B 17.93B
Net Income 2.71B 2.75B 2.30B 2.24B 1.82B
EPS (Diluted) 6.70 6.81 5.66 5.39 4.29
Gross Profit 7.33B 6.41B 5.75B 5.37B 4.82B
Operating Income 4.61B 4.15B 3.82B 3.44B 3.01B

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first

Balance sheet data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 45.84B 44.57B 32.82B 31.37B 29.10B
Total Liabilities 35.84B 36.31B 25.93B 24.50B 21.97B
Shareholders' Equity 9.99B 8.25B 6.90B 6.85B 7.12B
Total Debt 22.91B 23.90B 16.23B 14.98B 13.41B
Cash & Equivalents 201.00M 414.00M 458.00M 351.00M 118.00M
Current Assets 4.91B 4.77B 3.80B 3.55B 3.07B
Current Liabilities 5.52B 6.26B 4.23B 4.39B 4.08B