Waste Management Inc.
WM | NYSE
$233.45
+$2.55 (+1.10%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$232.74
-$0.71 (-0.30%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 7:10 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $93.31B
Enterprise Value $116.44B
Beta 0.43
Average Volume 2.21M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 399.8M
Shares Change YoY -1.11%
Institutional Ownership 83.03%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US94106L1098
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 14.5%
Price Change 3M 3.0%
Price Change 6M 2.0%
Price Change YTD 6.3%
Price Change 1Y 16.9%
Price Change 3Y 42.1%
Price Change 5Y 45.7%
1M CAGR (ann.) 10.6%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 20.2%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 9.0%
All-Time CAGR 15.9%
Valuation
PE Ratio 30.64
Forward PE 26.27
PEG Ratio 1.52
Forward PEG 4.10
PS Ratio 3.58
Forward PS 3.30
PB Ratio 9.46
P/FCF Ratio 24.95
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 24.95
P/OCF Ratio 14.18
EV/Sales 4.47
EV/EBIT 24.23
EV/EBITDA 14.71
EV/FCF 31.13
Earnings Yield 3.3%
FCF Yield 4.0%
Adj. FCF Yield 4.0%
Financial Health
Net Debt $23.12B
Total Debt $23.37B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $247M
Total Assets $46.52B
Current Ratio 0.82
Quick Ratio 0.78
Debt / Equity Ratio 2.37
Debt / EBITDA 2.95
Debt / FCF 6.25
OCF / Debt 0.28
Interest Coverage 5.25
Altman Z-Score 2.95
Piotroski F-Score 8
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 32.2%
Operating Profit Margin 18.5%
EBITDA Margin 30.4%
Net Profit Margin 11.8%
FCF Margin 14.3%
Adj. FCF Margin 14.3%
SBC / Revenue 0.2%
SBC Impact (per share) N/A
Returns
Return on Assets 6.6%
Return on Equity 30.9%
Return on Invested Capital 9.1%
Return on Capital Employed 12.0%
Return on Tangible Assets 10.6%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 9.0%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 8.5%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 6.9%
EPS CAGR 3Y 10.5%
EPS CAGR 5Y 13.0%
EPS CAGR 10Y 11.8%
FCF CAGR 3Y 30.8%
FCF CAGR 5Y 7.7%
FCF CAGR 10Y 10.3%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 15
EPS Growth Next 3Y 12.4%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 5.8%
Earnings Date Jan 27, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q) $2.07
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 7.3%
Revenue Est (next Q) $6.71B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 6.3%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $65.13
Graham Upside -72.1%
Lynch Fair Value $99.29
Lynch Upside -57.5%
Price Target $257.20
Price Target Upside 10.2%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $6.57B
Free Cash Flow $3.74B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $3.74B
FCF Per Share $9.38
OCF Per Share $16.46
OCF/S Ratio 25.2%
Income Statement
Revenue $26.07B
Gross Profit $8.39B
Operating Income $4.82B
EBITDA $7.92B
Net Income $3.07B
EPS (Diluted) $7.62
Revenue / Employee $430.91K
Profit / Employee $50.74K
Employees 60,500
Dividends
Annual Dividend $3.66
Dividend Yield 1.57%
Payout Ratio 48.0%
FCF Payout Ratio 39.4%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 39.4%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 13.5%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 11, 2026
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