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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Waste Management, Inc. stock logo
WM
Waste Management
$218.09
+0.2%
$227.00
$194.11
$248.13
$87.44B0.492.12 million shs1.91 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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WM
Waste Management
+0.17%-0.80%-2.75%-5.21%-6.87%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Waste Management, Inc. stock logo
WM
Waste Management
$218.09
+0.2%
$227.00
$194.11
$248.13
$87.44B0.492.12 million shs1.91 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Waste Management, Inc. stock logo
WM
Waste Management
+0.17%-0.80%-2.75%-5.21%-6.87%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Waste Management, Inc. stock logo
WM
Waste Management
2.71
Moderate Buy$255.6717.23% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest WM Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/30/2026
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Waste Management
Boost Price TargetBuy$270.00 ➝ $275.00
4/30/2026
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WM
Waste Management
Boost Price TargetSector Perform$235.00 ➝ $240.00
4/30/2026
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WM
Waste Management
Boost Price TargetOverweight$266.00 ➝ $270.00
4/30/2026
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WM
Waste Management
Lower Price TargetOverweight$273.00 ➝ $268.00
4/16/2026
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WM
Waste Management
Boost Price TargetOutperform$248.00 ➝ $260.00
4/10/2026
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WM
Waste Management
Boost Price TargetOverweight$265.00 ➝ $270.00
3/18/2026
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WM
Waste Management
Boost Price TargetOverweight$250.00 ➝ $273.00
3/13/2026
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Waste Management
Initiated CoveragePeer Perform
(Data available from 5/23/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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WM
Waste Management
$25.20B3.47$15.01 per share14.53$24.96 per share8.74
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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WM
Waste Management
$2.71B$6.9131.5623.782.2810.99%31.90%6.76%7/27/2026 (Estimated)

Latest WM Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/28/2026Q1 2026
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Waste Management
$1.75$1.81+$0.06$1.79$6.28 billion$6.23 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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Waste Management
$3.781.73%+8.65%54.70%22 Years

Latest WM Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/11/2026
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WM
Waste Management
quarterly$0.94501.76%6/5/20266/5/20266/18/2026
3/2/2026
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WM
Waste Management
quarterly$0.94501.58%3/13/20263/13/20263/27/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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WM
Waste Management
2.22
0.93
0.89

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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WM
Waste Management
80.40%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Waste Management, Inc. stock logo
WM
Waste Management
0.18%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Waste Management, Inc. stock logo
WM
Waste Management
60,500401.58 million400.85 millionOptionable

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Waste Management NYSE:WM

$218.09 +0.34 (+0.16%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$217.97 -0.12 (-0.06%)
As of 05/22/2026 08:00 PM Eastern
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Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or operated 254 solid waste landfills, five secure hazardous waste landfills, 97 MRFs, and 337 transfer stations. It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services at its MRFs, where cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.