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Waste Management, Inc.

WM

NYSE·Industrials·Waste Management·Mkt cap $90.0B

$230.40

+2.82%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$194.11 - $248.13

P/E

33.34

Fwd P/E

25.01

Beta

0.46

Div Yield

1.58%

Avg Vol

2.2M

Shares Out

401.6M

Mkt Cap

$90.0B

Price action

Price chart

Up 0.3% over the trailing year

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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 0.5).

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Increasing Environmental Regulations

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Waste Management peers

Momentum

Stable

-4.8% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.58% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 27, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.81 vs $1.75 consensus (+3.4% surprise). Revenue of $6.2B vs $6.3B expected (-0.8%).

EPS beat +3.4%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+3.4%

Next: Apr 27, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+13%

+17%

+19%

+15%

+7%

+3%

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Q1 26

$5.4B

$5.6B

$5.9B

$6.0B

$6.4B

$6.4B

$6.3B

$6.2B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

40.7%

Operating

17.9%

Profit

11.6%

Wall Street consensus

12 analysts · 83% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

10

83%

Hold

2

17%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: RBC Capital · Apr 30, 2026

vs Industry

How WM stacks vs Waste Management

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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