Waste Management, Inc.
WM
NYSE·Industrials·Waste Management·Mkt cap $87.6B
$219.04
▼ -0.33%
P/E
30.98
Mkt Cap
$87.6B
52-Wk Range
$194.11–$248.13
52-Week Range
$194.11 - $248.13
P/E
Fwd P/E
Beta
Div Yield
Avg Vol
Shares Out
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Price action
Price chart
Down 2.4% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Extensive Geographic Coverage
- Advanced Waste Processing Infrastructure
- Strong Environmental Sustainability Practices
- Integrated Waste Management Solutions
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.4).
Growth
Stable outlook
Increasing Environmental Regulations
Value
Attractively priced below Waste Management peer average
Momentum
Stable
+0.5% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
1.62% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying WM right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 26, 2026
JUL 28, 2026
Reported EPS of $2.02 vs $1.98 consensus (+2.0% surprise). Revenue of $6.7B vs $6.7B expected (-0.4%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+2.0%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+13%
+17%
+19%
+15%
+7%
+3%
+4%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$5.6B
$5.9B
$6.0B
$6.4B
$6.4B
$6.3B
$6.2B
$6.7B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
-37.9%
Operating
18.8%
Profit
11.7%
Wall Street consensus
9 analysts · 67% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
67%
Hold
33%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: UBS · Aug 4, 2026
vs Industry
How WM stacks vs Waste Management
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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