Waste Management, Inc.
WM Industrials Waste Management
Waste Management, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $25.2 billion, up 14.2% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 3.95%, EPS grew 8.89%, free cash flow grew 34.8% and total debt fell 2.76%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Waste Management, Inc. (WM) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, Waste Management, Inc. (WM) trades at a EV/Sales of 4.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.2× (June 2015) to 5.3× (March 2025); the current reading is higher than 74% of that period. That is above the Waste Management industry median of 4.0× and above the Industrials sector median of 1.9×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.4× | (6.87%) |
| FY2024 | 4.7× | 9.33% |
| FY2023 | 4.3× | 7.41% |
| FY2022 | 4.0× | (13.33%) |
| FY2021 | 4.7× | 12.17% |
| FY2020 | 4.1× | 9.94% |
| FY2019 | 3.8× | 16.89% |
| FY2018 | 3.2× | (1.02%) |
| FY2017 | 3.3× | 9.47% |
| FY2016 | 3.0× | 16.86% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4.4× | (3.65%) |
| Mar 2026 | 4.5× | 2.93% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4× | (2.54%) |
| Sep 2025 | 4.5× | (6.31%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| ONT Onterris, Inc. compare | 1.1× |
| CLH Clean Harbors, Inc. compare | 3.1× |
| CWST Casella Waste Systems, Inc. compare | 3.5× |
| PESI Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. compare | 4.0× |
| WM Waste Management, Inc. | 4.4× |
| GFL GFL Environmental Inc. compare | 4.6× |
| RSG Republic Services, Inc. compare | 5.0× |
| WCN Waste Connections, Inc. compare | 5.3× |
| ABAT American Battery Technology Company compare | 6.4× |
| Waste Management industry median | 4.0× |
| Industrials sector median | 1.9× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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