Waste Management Inc (WM) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $95.55BP/E 31.5Yield 1.37%
Waste Management Inc grew revenue 5.2% to $26.07B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 17.9% to $4.80B, moving the operating margin from 16.4% to 18.4%. Free cash flow was $3.74B, up 55.7% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $95.55B, 31.5 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $95.55B
- P/E ratio
- 31.5
- Price to sales
- 3.67
- Price to book
- 9.68
- Dividend yield
- 1.37%
- Free cash flow yield
- 3.91%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $26.07B
- Net income
- $3.07B
- EPS, diluted
- $7.62
- Free cash flow
- $3.74B
- Book value per share
- $24.68
- Diluted shares
- 400M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Previous close
- $237.38
- Open
- $235.88
- Day's range
- $235.88 – $240.34
- Volume
- 1,563,315
- Average volume (20 days)
- 2,562,714
- Index membership
- S&P 500, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.29
- 52-week range
- $200.57 – $248.13
- RSI (14 days)
- 62.5
- Volatility (1 year)
- 21.3%
- Relative volume
- 0.72×
- WACC
- 7.0%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (VOO, IVV, SPYM, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WM | S&P 500 | Difference | WM per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +15.1% | -2.4% | +17.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | +6.4% | -1.2% | +7.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +10.8% | +12.3% | −1.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | +20.2% | +12.4% | +7.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +46.5% | +78.8% | −32.4 pts | +13.6% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +61.3% | +75.2% | −13.9 pts | +10.0% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +324.8% | +311.1% | +13.7 pts | +15.6% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Waste Management filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Update
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About Waste Management
Refuse Systems
Waste Management, Inc. provides comprehensive environmental solutions across North America. Operating through Collection and Disposal, Recycling Processing and Sales, Renewable Energy, and Healthcare Solutions segments, the company manages solid waste, commercial and residential recycling, and specialized medical waste. Its service offerings include waste collection, transfer, and landfill disposal, along with the processing and resale of recyclable paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, and metal. The company also produces renewable natural gas and electricity from landfill gas, while its Healthcare Solutions business delivers regulated waste compliance and secure information destruction services. Customers include municipalities, commercial enterprises, industrial entities, and individual households.
Company profile, executives and historyWaste Management stock: common questions
What is Waste Management's stock price?
WM closed at $240.29 on Nov 11, 2026, up 1.23% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $200.57 and $248.13.
What is Waste Management's market cap?
Waste Management was worth $95.55B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is WM's P/E ratio?
WM trades at 31.5 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $7.62 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Waste Management make?
Waste Management reported revenue of $26.07B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 5.2% from a year earlier.
Does Waste Management pay a dividend?
Yes. Waste Management paid $3.30 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 1.37% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 18 years in a row.
When does Waste Management report earnings next?
Waste Management is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Jan 27, 2027, during market hours. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has WM stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, WM returned +20.2% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many WM shares are sold short?
7M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 1.82% of the float, or 2.6 days of average trading volume.
Who are Waste Management's competitors?
Companies most similar to Waste Management by business, industry and size include RSG, WCN, GFL, CWST, CLH.
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