Waste Management (WM) Competitors $229.58 -1.03 (-0.45%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$229.68 +0.10 (+0.04%) As of 07/25/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WM vs. CLH, RSG, WCN, ROL, TTEK, CWST, ABM, TISI, XYL, and VLTOShould you be buying Waste Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waste Management include Clean Harbors (CLH), Republic Services (RSG), Waste Connections (WCN), Rollins (ROL), Tetra Tech (TTEK), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), ABM Industries (ABM), Team (TISI), Xylem (XYL), and Veralto (VLTO). Waste Management vs. Its Competitors Clean Harbors Republic Services Waste Connections Rollins Tetra Tech Casella Waste Systems ABM Industries Team Xylem Veralto Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) and Waste Management (NYSE:WM) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media favor CLH or WM? In the previous week, Waste Management had 17 more articles in the media than Clean Harbors. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Waste Management and 19 mentions for Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Waste Management's score of 0.52 indicating that Clean Harbors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Clean Harbors 11 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Waste Management 18 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CLH or WM? 90.4% of Clean Harbors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Waste Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Clean Harbors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Waste Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CLH or WM more profitable? Waste Management has a net margin of 11.67% compared to Clean Harbors' net margin of 6.58%. Waste Management's return on equity of 35.67% beat Clean Harbors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Clean Harbors6.58% 15.47% 5.38% Waste Management 11.67%35.67%7.31% Which has more risk and volatility, CLH or WM? Clean Harbors has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waste Management has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CLH or WM? Clean Harbors presently has a consensus price target of $259.70, suggesting a potential upside of 10.38%. Waste Management has a consensus price target of $252.41, suggesting a potential upside of 9.94%. Given Clean Harbors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Clean Harbors is more favorable than Waste Management.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Clean Harbors 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90Waste Management 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has better earnings and valuation, CLH or WM? Waste Management has higher revenue and earnings than Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waste Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClean Harbors$5.89B2.14$402.30M$7.2232.59Waste Management$22.06B4.19$2.75B$6.6334.63 SummaryWaste Management beats Clean Harbors on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Waste Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaste ManagementWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$92.80B$10.59B$18.97B$21.03BDividend Yield1.43%1.30%2.73%3.59%P/E Ratio34.6337.6329.6028.45Price / Sales4.1969.1254.6171.66Price / Cash17.4117.0427.3922.92Price / Book11.163.736.264.68Net Income$2.75B$228.90M$197.98M$995.51M7 Day Performance1.08%1.27%1.50%1.65%1 Month Performance1.20%0.35%5.40%4.54%1 Year Performance16.56%7.51%26.46%10.00% Waste Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMWaste Management4.7605 of 5 stars$229.58-0.4%$252.41+9.9%+14.7%$92.80B$22.06B34.6361,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCLHClean Harbors4.6253 of 5 stars$226.87-0.4%$257.67+13.6%+5.8%$12.17B$5.89B31.4622,796Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastRSGRepublic Services4.3793 of 5 stars$240.73+0.1%$255.74+6.2%+29.4%$75.26B$16.03B36.3242,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastWCNWaste Connections4.7266 of 5 stars$181.91-0.4%$213.57+17.4%+6.6%$47.04B$8.92B74.9123,854Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionROLRollins3.4484 of 5 stars$55.51-0.5%$60.50+9.0%+24.1%$26.93B$3.39B56.1320,265Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionTTEKTetra Tech2.0357 of 5 stars$37.95-0.6%$41.00+8.0%-8.0%$10.00B$5.20B55.1630,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCWSTCasella Waste Systems3.8021 of 5 stars$107.87-0.1%$122.67+13.7%+7.1%$6.84B$1.56B490.095,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastABMABM Industries4.5523 of 5 stars$47.58-0.3%$56.00+17.7%-12.8%$2.96B$8.36B38.33117,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeTISITeam0.6304 of 5 stars$17.19-1.1%N/A+69.4%$77.16M$852.27M-1.515,400Positive NewsXYLXylem4.7501 of 5 stars$132.26-0.3%$149.29+12.9%-3.3%$32.23B$8.60B35.6023,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsVLTOVeralto3.0352 of 5 stars$102.50-0.8%$111.18+8.5%+3.8%$25.43B$5.19B29.3117,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLH Competitors RSG Competitors WCN Competitors ROL Competitors TTEK Competitors CWST Competitors ABM Competitors TISI Competitors XYL Competitors VLTO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WM) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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