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.

226.96 2.77 +1.24%
Market cap
$89.6B
P/E
32.0×
Fwd P/E
27.0×
Dividend yield
1.61%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.85
Beneish M
−2.76
Dividend safety
77/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total buys 0.39
Total sells 24.22
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy 1 — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell 1 — 11 6 11 — — 1 — — 1 —
Insider Ownership 0.68%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 89,610.00
Revenue 25,667.00
Net Income 2,854.00
Free Cash Flow 3,573.00
Net Debt 22,799.00
Current Ratio 0.91 (below 1: weak)
Debt/Equity 2.35 (above 2: weak)
P/E ratio 32.01
Fwd P/E 27.00
P/S ratio 3.55
P/B ratio 9.18 (above 6: high)
Past 5Y EPS Growth 13.74%
This Y EPS Growth 8.09%
Next Y EPS Growth 11.46%
Next Y revenue growth 4.79%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 9.57%

Green and red mark values outside typical ranges. How we judge →

Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 62.29%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 68.56%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 65.43%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 71.99%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 52.38%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.52
Annual Dividend Rate 3.66
Annual Dividend Yield 1.61%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 3.73
0.95
0.95
0.95
2025 3.30
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
2024 3.00
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
2023 2.80
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
2022 2.60
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
2021 2.30
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
2020 2.18
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
2019 2.05
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
2018 1.86
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
2017 1.70
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
2016 1.64
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 458 414 201 557
Receivables 2,870 3,687 4,055 4,206
Inventory 173 206 225 232
Other 303 467 429 402
3,804 4,774 4,910 5,397
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 1,709 2,046 1,867 1,992
ST’ Debt 334 1,359 711 1,075
Other — — — —
4,226 6,258 5,524 5,948

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 6.88% 10.62% 8.56%
Cash Flow 9.11% 12.17% 10.03%
Earnings 13.65% 12.60% 6.56%
Book Value 6.41% 6.03% 13.33%

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 6,227 6,684 — — —
’25 6,018 6,430 6,443 6,313 25,204
’24 5,159 5,402 5,609 5,893 22,063
’23 4,892 5,119 5,198 5,217 20,426
’22 4,661 5,027 5,075 4,935 19,698
’21 4,112 4,476 4,665 4,678 17,931
’20 3,729 3,561 3,861 4,067 15,218
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 1,501 1,726 — — —
’25 1,208 1,545 1,592 1,698 6,043
’24 1,367 1,154 1,358 1,511 5,390
’23 1,044 1,030 1,263 1,382 4,719
’22 1,258 1,047 1,182 1,049 4,536
’21 1,120 1,043 1,184 991 4,338
’20 765 856 1,029 753 3,403
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 851 1,096 — — —
’25 377 813 816 810 2,816
’24 699 487 577 396 2,159
’23 384 510 590 340 1,824
’22 840 497 425 187 1,949
’21 850 647 720 217 2,434
’20 306 420 686 359 1,771
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 1.79 1.95 — — —
’25 1.58 1.80 1.49 1.83 6.70
’24 1.75 1.69 1.88 1.48 6.81
’23 1.30 1.51 1.63 1.22 5.66
’22 1.23 1.41 1.54 1.21 5.39
’21 0.99 0.83 1.28 1.20 4.29
’20 0.85 0.72 0.92 1.03 3.52
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

1.9
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 50.36 69.00 78.39 87.32 85.34 109.11 138.58 148.31 176.68 194.11

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 71.78 86.89 95.49 121.77 126.79 168.04 175.98 179.80 230.39 242.58
People
People Employees 41,200 42,300 43,700 44,900 48,250 48,500 49,500 48,000 61,700 60,500
Revenue/emp, $m 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.32 0.37 0.40 0.43 0.36 0.42
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 13,609 14,485 14,914 15,455 15,218 17,931 19,698 20,426 22,063 25,204
Gross margin, % 37.64 37.72 37.98 38.56 38.62 38.03 37.59 38.28 39.34 40.44
EBT 1,822 2,191 2,376 2,105 1,893 2,349 2,918 3,021 3,458 3,426
EBT margin, % 13.39 15.13 15.93 13.62 12.44 13.10 14.81 14.79 15.67 13.59
Net income 1,180 1,949 1,923 1,671 1,496 1,817 2,240 2,276 2,745 2,709
Depreciation 1,392 1,468 1,572 1,672 1,774 2,110 2,150 2,201 2,400 3,005
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 30.69 33.01 34.76 36.40 35.98 42.65 47.72 50.45 54.95 62.59
Earnings 2.66 4.44 4.49 3.93 3.54 4.32 5.42 5.69 6.84 6.72
Cash flow 6.77 7.25 8.32 9.12 8.04 10.32 10.99 11.65 13.42 15.01
Capex (3.02) (3.44) (3.95) (4.28) (3.86) (4.53) (6.27) (7.15) (8.05) (8.01)
Free cash flow 3.75 3.81 4.37 4.84 4.19 5.79 4.72 4.50 5.38 6.99
Book value 12.00 13.77 14.63 16.65 17.62 16.95 16.63 17.03 20.56 24.81
Shares, m 444 439 429 425 423 420 413 405 402 403
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 26.41 19.30 19.86 28.92 33.31 38.63 28.92 31.51 29.50 32.69
P/S 2.30 2.61 2.56 3.13 3.28 3.91 3.29 3.56 3.67 3.51
P/B 5.88 6.25 6.08 6.84 6.69 9.85 9.44 10.55 9.82 8.86
EV/Sales 2.98 3.26 3.23 3.77 4.15 4.65 4.03 4.33 4.74 4.41
EV/FCF 24.37 28.28 25.67 28.37 35.65 34.29 40.77 48.52 48.40 39.48
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 3,003 3,180 3,570 3,874 3,403 4,338 4,536 4,719 5,390 6,043
Capex (1,339) (1,509) (1,694) (1,818) (1,632) (1,904) (2,587) (2,895) (3,231) (3,227)
Free cash flow 1,664 1,671 1,876 2,056 1,771 2,434 1,949 1,824 2,159 2,816
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital (418) (568) (463) 3,065 (13) (1,013) (843) (422) (1,484) (614)
Total debt 9,310 9,491 10,026 13,498 13,810 13,405 14,984 16,229 23,900 22,907
Net debt 9,278 9,469 9,965 9,937 13,257 13,287 14,633 15,771 23,486 22,706
Shareholders’ equity 5,320 6,042 6,276 7,070 7,454 7,126 6,864 6,896 8,254 9,991
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 5.73 9.13 8.66 6.63 5.24 6.21 7.40 7.18 7.10 5.99
ROIC 9.83 10.62 10.73 9.94 7.35 9.08 9.78 9.86 8.00 8.23
ROE 22.12 34.31 31.26 25.03 20.60 24.91 31.99 33.49 36.25 29.68
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Waste Management, Inc. vs peers in Waste Management (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
WM Waste Management, Inc. $89.6B 32.0× 27.0× +3.95% (above 0%: growing) +8.89% (above 0%: growing) +34.81% (above 0%: growing) 40.83% 18.75%
RSG Republic Services, Inc. $70.3B 32.8× 28.9× +4.60% (above 0%: growing) +4.55% (above 0%: growing) +8.20% (above 0%: growing) 42.14% 20.34% Compare
WCN Waste Connections, Inc. $41.7B 40.3× 33.5× +6.42% (above 0%: growing) +4.46% (above 0%: growing) +6.63% (above 0%: growing) 42.25% 17.08% Compare
GFL GFL Environmental Inc. $19.0B — (loss-making) — (loss-making) +16.16% (above 0%: growing) n/m +557.08% (above 0%: growing) 19.81% 5.58% Compare
CLH Clean Harbors, Inc. $16.9B 38.7× 33.3× +11.95% (above 0%: growing) +36.29% (above 0%: growing) −4.89% (below 0%: shrinking) 35.09% 15.50% Compare
CWST Casella Waste Systems, Inc. $5.5B 978× 559× +16.85% (above 0%: growing) −25.00% (below 0%: shrinking) +14.24% (above 0%: growing) 32.88% 3.67% Compare
ONT Onterris, Inc. $494.1M — (loss-making) 123× −20.42% (below 0%: shrinking) −91.67% (below 0%: shrinking) −96.15% (below 0%: shrinking) 44.07% 3.46% Compare
PESI Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. $282.0M — (loss-making) — (loss-making) −11.66% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m −156.46% (below 0%: shrinking) (19.43%) (50.50%) Compare
ABAT American Battery Technology Company $225.5M — (loss-making) — (loss-making) +196.60% (above 0%: growing) n/m −32.23% (below 0%: shrinking) 15.66% (246.50%) Compare
Median of peers $11.2B 39.5× 33.5× +9.18% +4.46% +0.87% 33.99% 4.63%

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WM metrics, ten years each

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) key facts

  • Concern: Net income was $2.7 billion, or $6.72 per share (basic), a net margin of 10.7%.
  • Strength: Waste Management, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $25.2 billion, up 14.2% from fiscal 2024.
  • Waste Management, Inc. (WM) is a Waste Management company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 16, 2026, WM traded at $226.96, a market capitalization of $89.6 billion.
  • At that price the stock trades at 32.0× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 3.6× sales; its P/E is higher than 62% of its own readings over the past ten years.
  • Waste Management, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.66 per share, a yield of 1.61%, with a payout ratio of 51.8%.
  • Return on equity was 29.7% and debt-to-equity 2.35.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.85 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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