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Waste Management (WM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$216.17 -1.73 (-0.79%)
As of 02:03 PM Eastern

About Waste Management Stock (NYSE:WM)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$215.34
$218.25
50-Day Range
$214.19
$238.61
52-Week Range
$194.11
$248.13
Volume
823,940 shs
Average Volume
2.17 million shs
Market Capitalization
$86.81 billion
P/E Ratio
31.28
Dividend Yield
1.75%
Price Target
$255.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Waste Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

WM MarketRank™: 

Waste Management scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 297 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Waste Management has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 15 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Waste Management has a consensus price target of $255.67, representing about 18.3% upside from its current price of $216.14.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Waste Management has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Waste Management's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Waste Management are expected to grow by 12.52% in the coming year, from $8.15 to $9.17 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Waste Management is 31.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.10.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Waste Management is 31.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.75.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Waste Management has a PEG Ratio of 2.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Waste Management has a P/B Ratio of 8.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Waste Management's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.67% of the float of Waste Management has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Waste Management has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.11, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Waste Management has recently increased by 8.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Waste Management pays a meaningful dividend of 1.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Waste Management has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Waste Management is 54.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Waste Management will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.22% next year. This indicates that Waste Management will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Waste Management's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Waste Management has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Waste Management this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    48 people have searched for WM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 7% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    17 people have added Waste Management to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 143% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Waste Management insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,569,282.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.18% of the stock of Waste Management is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.40% of the stock of Waste Management is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Waste Management's insider trading history.
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WM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Waste Management's stock was trading at $219.76 at the start of the year. Since then, WM stock has decreased by 1.7% and is now trading at $216.06.

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The business services provider reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.06. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Waste Management subsidiaries include Advanced Disposal Services, Anderson Rubbish Disposal, Illini Disposal, Deffenbaugh Industries Inc., Liquid Logistics, Summit Energy Services Inc, Greenstar Recycling LLC, and others.

Top institutional investors of Waste Management include Bank of America Corp DE (0.83%), Amundi (0.74%), Swedbank AB (0.59%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.58%). Insiders that own company stock include James C Fish Jr, John J Morris, Tara J Hemmer, John C Pope, Charles C Boettcher, Michael J Watson, Rafael Carrasco, Christopher P Desantis, Johnson Varkey, John A Carroll, David L Reed, Donald J Smith, Kimberly G Stith, Maryrose Sylvester and Bruce E Chinn.
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Shares of WM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Waste Management investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Chevron (CVX), American Water Works (AWK), Verizon Communications (VZ), Waste Connections (WCN) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/27 Dividend
3/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend
3/13/2026
Dividend Payable
3/27/2026
Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Today
5/26/2026
Record date for 6/18 Dividend
6/05/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend
6/05/2026
Dividend Payable
6/18/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Waste Removal Svcs
Sub-Industry
Environmental & Facilities Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:WM
CIK
823768
Employees
60,500
Year Founded
1968

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$275.00
Low Price Target
$230.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+18.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
24 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.91
Trailing P/E Ratio
31.28
Forward P/E Ratio
26.52
P/E Growth
2.28
Net Income
$2.71 billion
Net Margins
10.99%
Pretax Margin
13.89%
Return on Equity
31.90%
Return on Assets
6.76%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.22
Current Ratio
0.93
Quick Ratio
0.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$25.20 billion
Price / Sales
3.44
Cash Flow
$14.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.54
Book Value
$24.96 per share
Price / Book
8.66

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
401,580,000
Free Float
400,853,000
Market Cap
$86.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.49

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This page (NYSE:WM) was last updated on 5/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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