/WM
Waste Management, Inc.
WM • NYSEWM • NYSE • Industrials
$238.61+0.89%+2.11
$238.61+0.89%(+2.11)Industrials
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
67Bullish
Risk
99Low Risk
Momentum
66Positive
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
29.1%▲0.0pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
18.3%▼0.5pp
After operating expenses
Net
10.7%▼1.7pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
32.7
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
15.4
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
3.2%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
3.1%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
14
GoAI Quality ScoreFair
ROEReturn on Equity
27.1%Strong
ROAReturn on Assets
5.9%Strong
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
8.9%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioWeak
0.89
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAHigh
3.15x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
2.23
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $25.20B | $22.06B | $20.43B | $19.70B | $17.93B |
| Gross Profit | $7.33B | $6.41B | $5.75B | $5.37B | $4.82B |
| Gross Margin | 29.1% | 29.1% | 28.1% | 27.2% | 26.9% |
| Operating Income | $4.61B | $4.15B | $3.82B | $3.44B | $3.01B |
| Net Income | $2.71B | $2.75B | $2.30B | $2.24B | $1.82B |
| Net Margin | 10.7% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 10.1% |
| EPS | $6.72 | $6.84 | $5.69 | $5.42 | $4.32 |
Average Price Target
$253.75▲ 6.3% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Waste Management, Inc., the average price target is $253.75, with a high forecast of $264.00 and a low forecast of $238.00. The average price target represents a 6.3% increase from the current price of $238.61.
Highest
$264.00
Average
$253.75
Lowest
$238.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
19
54%
Hold
16
46%
Sell
0
0%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2026-01-30Wells Fargo● Maintain
Overweight
2026-01-30Oppenheimer● Maintain
Outperform
2026-01-30TD Cowen● Maintain
Buy
2026-01-30Stifel● Maintain
Buy
2026-01-30Wells Fargo● Maintain
Overweight
2026-01-23Scotiabank▼ Downgrade
Sector Outperform→Sector Perform
2026-01-21Barclays● Maintain
Overweight
2026-01-20Citigroup● Maintain
Buy
2026-01-16UBS▲ Upgrade
Neutral→Buy
2026-01-09Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
56%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+2.0%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
10/7
1 met exactly
LATEST EPS
$1.93
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
-1.0%
$1.93 vs $1.95
Q4 '25
-1.5%
$1.98 vs $2.01
Q3 '25
+1.6%
$1.92 vs $1.89
Q2 '25
+5.0%
$1.67 vs $1.59
Q1 '25
-5.6%
$1.70 vs $1.80
Q4 '24
+3.7%
$1.96 vs $1.89
Q3 '24
-0.5%
$1.82 vs $1.83
Q2 '24
+15.9%
$1.75 vs $1.51
Q1 '24
+13.7%
$1.74 vs $1.53
Q4 '23
+1.2%
$1.63 vs $1.61
Q3 '23
-1.9%
$1.51 vs $1.54
Q2 '23
+1.6%
$1.31 vs $1.29
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