WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
WMNYSE · SIC 4953
$239.31
↓ -1.2%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +7.7%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$96.8B
Enterprise Value
$119.5B
P/E
34.6
P/S
3.8
P/B
9.7
EV/EBITDA
16.3
PEG
4.6
FCF Yield
—
Dividend Yield
1.4%
Revenue (TTM)
$25.4B
Net Income (TTM)
$2.8B
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
—
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
17.3%
Net Margin
11.0%
ROE
27.9%
ROIC
10.7%
Debt / Equity
2.3
Net Cash
-$22.7B
Return 1Y
+7.7%
Company profile
Waste Management, Inc. provides waste management environmental services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in North America. It owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned or operated 255 solid waste landfills.
- CEO
- James C. Fish
- Sector
- Services
- Industry
- Business Services
- Employees
- 49,500
- Headquarters
- Texas
- Website
- wm.com
Management & directors
- Carrasco RafaelSVP of Enterprise Strategy
- Dalby MarcelSVP Bus Optimiz & Collection
- Hemmer Tara J.EVP & Chief Operating Officer
- Morris John JPresident & COO
- Varkey JohnsonSVP-Chief Information Officer
- Carroll John A.VP & Chief Accounting Officer
- Desantis Christopher P.SVP Operations - East
- Reed David L.EVP & CFO
- Hmmer Tara J.SVP & Chief Sustainability Off
- Stith Kimberly G.SVP - Chief HR Officer
- Watson Michael J.Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer
- Smith Donald JSr. VP - Operations
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
Next earnings · estimated2026-07-28
WM Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$6.2B↑ +3.5%
Diluted EPS$1.79↑ +13.3%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.2B | $17.9B | $19.7B | $20.4B | $22.1B | $25.2B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $2.4B | $3.0B | $3.4B | $3.6B | $4.1B | $4.3B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.7B | $2.7B |
| Diluted EPS | $3.52 | $4.29 | $5.39 | $5.66 | $6.81 | $6.70 |
| Operating cash flow | $3.4B | $4.3B | $4.5B | $4.7B | $5.4B | $6.0B |
| Free cash flow | $1.8B | $2.3B | $1.7B | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 16.0% | 16.5% | 17.1% | 17.5% | 18.4% | 17.1% |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 11.3% | 12.4% | 10.7% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.4B | $5.6B | $5.9B | $6.0B | $6.4B | $6.4B | $6.3B | $6.2B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $1.0B | $1.1B | $919.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $989.0M | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Net income | $680.0M | $760.0M | $598.0M | $637.0M | $726.0M | $603.0M | $742.0M | $723.0M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.69 | $1.88 | $1.49 | $1.58 | $1.80 | $1.49 | $1.83 | $1.79 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 20.0% | 15.6% | 16.8% | 17.9% | 15.3% | 18.3% | 17.9% |
| Net margin | 12.6% | 13.5% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
Company news
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
Jul 7, 2026
- 13d agoJPMorgan or Waste Management: Where’s the Smart Money Now?247wallst.com
- 13d agoHere Are Tuesday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, American Airlines, Broadcom, First Solar, Meta Platforms, Shopify, SpaceX, Ventas, Waste Management, and More247wallst.com
- 13d agoClean Harbors vs. Waste Management: Which Industrials Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?fool.com
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Carrasco Rafael· SVP of Enterprise Strategy | Sale | 2,655 | $220.47 | $585,334.58 | filing |
| 2026-06-05 | Carrasco Rafael· SVP of Enterprise Strategy | Option exercise | 2,655 | $126.01 | $334,543.28 | filing |
| 2026-05-20 | Morris John J· President | Tax withholding | 566 | $220.49 | $124,797.34 | filing |
| 2026-05-20 | Hemmer Tara J.· EVP & Chief Operating Officer | Award | 2,544 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-20 | Dalby Marcel· SVP Bus Optimiz & Collection | Award | 2,257 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | MAZZARELLA KATHLEEN M | Award | 1,314 | $220.71 | $290,012.94 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Chinn Bruce E. | Award | 861 | $220.71 | $190,031.31 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Bene Thomas | Award | 861 | $220.71 | $190,031.31 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | PLUMMER WILLIAM B | Award | 861 | $220.71 | $190,031.31 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | MENKE SEAN E | Award | 861 | $220.71 | $190,031.31 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Sylvester Maryrose | Award | 861 | $220.71 | $190,031.31 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | HOLT VICTORIA M | Award | 861 | $220.71 | $190,031.31 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Gluski Andres | Award | 861 | $220.71 | $190,031.31 | filing |
| 2026-04-04 | Varkey Johnson· SVP-Chief Information Officer | Tax withholding | 192 | $233.94 | $44,915.52 | filing |
| 2026-03-09 | Morris John J· President & COO | Sale | 4,211 | $243.38 | $1.0M | filing |
| 2026-03-09 | Morris John J· President & COO | Option exercise | 5,484 | $150.12 | $823,230.66 | filing |
| 2026-03-09 | Varkey Johnson· SVP-Chief Information Officer | Sale | 121 | $245.27 | $29,677.42 | filing |
| 2026-03-09 | Reed David L.· EVP & CFO | Sale | 75 | $245.26 | $18,394.50 | filing |
| 2026-03-09 | DeSantis Christopher P.· SVP Operations - East | Sale | 61 | $245.50 | $14,975.50 | filing |
| 2026-03-09 | Carroll John A.· VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 47 | $245.30 | $11,529.10 | filing |
| 2026-03-07 | Varkey Johnson· SVP-Chief Information Officer | Tax withholding | 193 | $246.31 | $47,537.83 | filing |
| 2026-03-07 | Reed David L.· EVP & CFO | Tax withholding | 121 | $246.31 | $29,803.51 | filing |
| 2026-03-07 | DeSantis Christopher P.· SVP Operations - East | Tax withholding | 107 | $246.31 | $26,355.17 | filing |
| 2026-03-07 | Carroll John A.· VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 74 | $246.31 | $18,226.94 | filing |
| 2026-03-06 | Morris John J· President & COO | Sale | 7,979 | $245.07 | $2.0M | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.