Waste Management Inc (WM) stock
WMNYSERefuse SystemsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 16/3024% above fair value
$244.11+3.82 (+1.59%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $97.07BP/E 32.0Yield 1.35%
Waste Management statistics
110 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 11, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 14.79
- 9.60
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 4.61
- 4.49
- EV / EBIT
- 25.04
- 20.95
- EV / FCF
- 32.14
- 36.93
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -0.32%
- 2.02%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.57%
- 0.04%
- Float
- 397M
- 118M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.23%
- 1.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 83.7%
- 80.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 7M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.99%
- -1.80%
- Short % of Float
- 1.82%
- 4.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.81%
- 3.58%
- Days to Cover
- 2.62
- 4.52
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $248.13
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $200.57
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $235.31
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $220.99
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $225.77
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $5.26
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.18%
- 1.03%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 13.1%
- 3.20%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 8.71%
- -3.13%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 11.6%
- -2.85%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 11.1%
- 4.95%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 20.1%
- 1.43%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 42.2%
- 38.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 49.8%
- 23.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 261.1%
- 53.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.88
- 0.87
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 65.7
- 53.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 21.3%
- 25.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.29
- 0.45
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 14.9%
- 14.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 29.8%
- 33.2%
- FCF Margin
- 14.3%
- -8.17%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 31.7%
- 9.20%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 6.66%
- 2.64%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 11.5%
- 5.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 12.0%
- 4.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.82
- 0.90
- Quick Ratio
- 0.61
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 2.37
- 1.30
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.01
- 4.88
- Debt / FCF
- 6.25
- 14.77
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.98
- 4.68
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 5.19%
- 7.96%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 19.7%
- 12.1%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 20.0%
- 10.4%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 55.7%
- 1.23%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 8.56%
- 3.90%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 10.6%
- 7.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 7.52%
- 6.07%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 13.7%
- 6.26%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.57
- 0.23
- Revenue Per Employee
- $430.91K
- $1.11M
- Profits Per Employee
- $50.74K
- $118.50K
- Employee Count
- 60,500
- 1,444
- WACC
- 7.10%
- 6.87%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $3.89B
- $279.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$23.12B
- -$2.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$58.15
- -$23.93
- Equity (Book Value)
- $9.87B
- $2.20B
- Book Value Per Share
- $24.81
- $18.60
- Tangible Book Value
- -$7.68B
- $1.44B
- Working Capital
- -$1.14B
- -$14.10M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$2.83B
- -$771.90M
- FCF Per Share
- $9.41
- -$0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.16%
- 4.38%
- FCF Yield
- 3.85%
- -3.93%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.35%
- 2.81%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.35%
- 1.60%
- Dividend Per Share
- $3.30
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 10.0%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 18
- 11
- Payout Ratio
- 48.0%
- 58.8%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 39.4%
- 87.5%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $823.00M
- $44.44M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.1%
- 16.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $65.23
- $47.70
- Graham Upside
- -73.3%
- -27.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 3.01
- 1.12
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.80
- -2.65
- Lynch Fair Value
- $104.69
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -57.1%
- -35.6%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 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 | +15.6% | -2.7% | +18.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | +8.3% | -1.7% | +10.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +12.5% | +11.9% | +0.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +21.8% | +12.0% | +9.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +48.8% | +78.2% | −29.4 pts | +14.2% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +62.1% | +73.2% | −11.2 pts | +10.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +331.5% | +309.6% | +21.9 pts | +15.7% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
7M WM shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.0% from the previous report, or 1.82% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 46.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 7,204,430 | -4.0% | 2,747,005 | 2.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 7,504,203 | -3.7% | 2,422,533 | 3.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7,789,045 | +35.1% | 2,165,573 | 3.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 5,766,277 | -0.4% | 2,233,958 | 2.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,787,760 | -5.5% | 2,071,764 | 2.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 6,123,841 | -1.2% | 1,995,471 | 3.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6,196,303 | -0.4% | 1,929,193 | 3.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,219,339 | -2.2% | 1,660,937 | 3.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,359,537 | -1.5% | 2,797,170 | 2.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,457,008 | +12.7% | 2,190,397 | 3.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,727,580 | -14.8% | 2,342,636 | 2.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 6,725,517 | +0.3% | 2,015,116 | 3.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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