Waste Management Inc
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Price history
Chart
Interactive price chart (TradingView).
52-week range: 196.80 $ to 246.50 $ · Last price: 213.30 $ (As of: September 17, 2026)
Key figures
Key figures at a glance
Every figure we hold for this stock, grouped by topic. The question mark next to a label explains what the number means.
Basics
Performance
Technical Indicators
Calculated from the price history · as of 09/18/2026
Valuation
Profitability
Balance Sheet & Safety
Growth
Dividend
Quality & Screener
Highlighted are things our editorial team noticed: green = stands out as strong, red = deserves a closer look. No single metric is a verdict on its own — always read it in context.
Comparison
Industry comparison
The stock alongside the largest companies in the same group. The median row is the middle value of the companies shown above — not of the whole industry.
Industry: Waste Management
| Company | Market cap ($B) | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Gross Margin % | EBIT Margin % | Sales Growth (Year) % | Perf. 1Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Management Inc WM | 83.5 | 31.7 | 14.5 | 40.6 | 17.5 | 14.2 | 0.6 |
| Republic Services Inc RSG | 66.0 | 32.4 | 16.0 | 43.0 | 20.2 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| Clean Harbors Inc CLH | 16.7 | 43.0 | 16.1 | 32.3 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 33.5 |
| Casella Waste Systems Inc CWST | 5.6 | 830.2 | 18.1 | 33.4 | 2.7 | 18.0 | 1.4 |
| ESGL Holdings Limited OIO | 0.7 | – | 3,421.4 | 53.0 | 0.0 | -4.4 | -82.9 |
| Onterris ONT | 0.6 | 112.3 | 14.9 | 40.4 | – | 19.3 | -40.1 |
| Enviri Corporation NVRI | 0.6 | – | 68.7 | 13.8 | – | -9.7 | 64.8 |
| Perma-Fix Environmental Svcs Inc PESI | 0.4 | – | -31.4 | -2.8 | – | 4.3 | 118.4 |
| American Battery Technology Company ABAT | 0.3 | – | -105.2 | -42.7 | – | 1,149.0 | -7.8 |
| Median of companies shown | 0.7 | 43.0 | 16.0 | 33.4 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
Based on the most recently reported figures. Only stocks from the same trading venue are lined up, so the market caps are counted in one currency. Compare in a chart →
Fiscal years
Annual Figures
Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.
Revenue, operating income and net income per fiscal year $M
Revenue Operating income Net income
| Fiscal Year | Revenue ($M) | EBIT ($M) | Net Income ($M) | EPS ($) | Operating Cash Flow ($M) | Equity ($M) | Total Assets ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,609 | 2,412 | 1,182 | 2.65 | 3,003 | 5,297 | 20,859 |
| 2017 | 14,485 | 2,620 | 1,949 | 4.41 | 3,180 | 6,019 | 21,829 |
| 2018 | 14,914 | 2,735 | 1,925 | 4.45 | 3,570 | 6,275 | 22,650 |
| 2019 | 15,455 | 2,754 | 1,670 | 3.91 | 3,874 | 7,068 | 27,743 |
| 2020 | 15,218 | 2,478 | 1,496 | 3.52 | 3,403 | 7,452 | 29,345 |
| 2021 | 17,931 | 3,008 | 1,816 | 4.29 | 4,338 | 7,124 | 29,097 |
| 2022 | 19,698 | 3,438 | 2,238 | 5.39 | 4,536 | 6,849 | 31,367 |
| 2023 | 20,426 | 3,823 | 2,304 | 5.66 | 4,719 | 6,903 | 32,823 |
| 2024 | 22,063 | 4,149 | 2,746 | 6.81 | 5,390 | 8,252 | 44,567 |
| 2025 | 25,204 | 4,607 | 2,708 | 6.70 | 6,043 | 9,990 | 45,835 |
Quarters
Quarterly Figures
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Revenue & Profit
Cash Flow
Balance Sheet
Margins
Per Share
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Source: fundamental data
| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024: Q4 | 1.48 | 21.50 | 5,893 | 13.00 | 10.10 | 1,511 | 396 |
| 2025: Q1 | 1.58 | -10.10 | 6,018 | 16.70 | 10.60 | 1,208 | 377 |
| 2025: Q2 | 1.80 | 6.50 | 6,430 | 19.00 | 11.30 | 1,545 | 813 |
| 2025: Q3 | 1.49 | -20.90 | 6,443 | 14.90 | 9.40 | 1,592 | 816 |
| 2025: Q4 | 1.83 | 23.80 | 6,313 | 7.10 | 11.80 | 1,698 | 810 |
| 2026: Q1 | 1.79 | 13.40 | 6,227 | 3.50 | 11.60 | 1,501 | 851 |
What Do These Terms Mean?
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
Outlook
Analysts & Price Target
Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.
Distribution of Recommendations
Estimates by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | EPS Estimate ($) | EPS Range ($) | Revenue Estimate ($M) | Expected Growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2026 | 8.13 | 7.89 – 8.48 | 26,383 | 8.4% | 27 |
| 12/31/2027 | 9.12 | 8.48 – 10.00 | 27,822 | 12.2% | 28 |
Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.
Valuation
What is priced in?
Instead of guessing what the stock is worth, we turn the question around: what free cash flow growth has to happen for today’s market value to add up? The assumptions behind it can be moved.
Today’s market value implies roughly 9.8% growth in free cash flow per year over ten years (assumptions: discount rate 10.0%, terminal growth 2.5%).
| Free cash flow (last twelve months) | $3.57B |
|---|---|
| Market cap | $83.49B |
| Free cash flow in year ten | $9.12B |
| Terminal value as a share of market value | 57.6% |
For comparison: over the past five years free cash flow grew by 9.7% per year.
It shows which assumption is built into today’s price, not whether that assumption will hold. Every assumption can be changed with the sliders; the figures move with them.
A simplified model calculation — not a forecast and not a recommendation.
AI classification
AI Rating
Not yet rated — we only show a category once an SEC-backed file with at least two cited passages is available.
Growth
Growth Score
Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.
- Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years 8.6%
- More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year 5.5%
- Share count grows by less than 3% a year -0.9%
- Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") 25.4%
- Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 29.1%
- Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 30.3%
- Net debt below twice EBITDA 3.2 x EBITDA
- Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years 8,394 m
- Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 11.4%
- Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 0.3%
A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail
Quality check
AAQS
7/10The AAQS (AlleAktien Quality Score) checks 10 quality criteria on growth, profitability, and balance-sheet strength — per the methodology developed and published by AlleAktien, calculated by us from our own fundamental data. A stock counts as a quality stock from 9 out of 10 points. Where a company has a shorter listing history, we calculate over the fiscal years available (at least five).
- Sales growth 10Y > 5% 7.1%
- Exp. sales growth 3Y > 5% 5.1%
- EBIT growth 10Y > 5% 7.5%
- Exp. EBIT growth 3Y > 5% 16.7%
- Net debt < 4x EBIT 4.9x
- EBIT positive, 10Y straight 10
- Max. EBIT decline < 50% 10.0%
- Return on equity > 15% –
- ROCE > 15% 11.4%
- Expected return > 10% 20.6%
View stocks with the full AAQS score · Read the methodology at AlleAktien
Source: fundamental data
Insiders
Insider Transactions
Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character.
| Date | Person | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Carroll John A. | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sell | 1,365 | 219.90 | 300,164 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Stith Kimberly G. | SVP - Chief HR Officer | Other | 356 | 220.13 | 78,366 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Carroll John A. | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Other | 4,874 | 0.00 | – |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Reed David L. | EVP & CFO | Other | 5,357 | 0.00 | – |
The company
About the Company
Waste Management, Inc. bietet über ihre Tochtergesellschaften Umweltlösungen für private, gewerbliche, industrielle und kommunale Kunden in den USA, Kanada, Westeuropa und international an.
- CEO Insider Trades (12 Mo.)
- selling own stock
- Employees
- 60,500
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Address
- 800 Capitol Street, 77002 Houston, United States
- Phone
- 713 512 6200
- Website
- wm.com
- IPO Date
- 06/02/1988
- ISIN
- US94106L1098
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| James C. Fish Jr. | CEO & Director | 1962 |
| John J. Morris Jr. | President | 1970 |
| David L. Reed | CFO & Executive VP | 1978 |
| Tara J. Hemmer | Executive VP & COO | 1973 |
| John A. Carroll | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 1973 |
| Johnson Varkey | Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 1973 |
| Edward A. Egl | Director of Investor Relations | – |
| Charles C. Boettcher J.D. | Executive VP of Corporate Development & Chief Legal Officer | 1974 |
| Charles S. Schwager | VP and Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer | – |
| Kimberly G. Stith | Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 1966 |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
Filings
Company Filings (8-K)
An 8-K is the filing a US company must use to disclose material events immediately — takeovers, changes at the top, major contracts or payment troubles, for instance. The links open the original document at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- 08/26/2026 WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM): Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers; Regulation FD Disclosure; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
- 07/28/2026 WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM): Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits SEC ↗
Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.