waste management inc. - WM

WM

Close Chg Chg %
236.84 -11.54 -4.87%

Closed Market

225.31

-11.54 (4.87%)

Volume: 4.18M

Last Updated:

Apr 4, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: waste management inc. - WM

WM Key Data

Open

$235.50

Day Range

225.09 - 236.47

52 Week Range

196.59 - 239.32

Market Cap

$95.28B

Shares Outstanding

402.33M

Public Float

401.41M

Beta

0.67

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

34.79

EPS

$6.84

Yield

129.84%

Dividend

$0.83

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 14, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.74M

 

WM Performance

1 Week
 
3.91%
 
1 Month
 
3.17%
 
3 Months
 
17.45%
 
1 Year
 
14.45%
 
5 Years
 
166.04%
 

WM Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 24
Full Ratings ➔

About waste management inc. - WM

Waste Management, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of waste management environmental services. It operates through the following segments: Collection and Disposal-East Tier (East Tier), Collection and Disposal-West Tier (West Tier), Recycling Processing and Sales, WM Renewable Energy, and VM Healthcare Solutions. The East Tier segment includes the Eastern United States, the Great Lakes Region, and Canada. The West Tier segment refers to the upper Midwest region and British Columbia, Canada. The Recycling Processing and Sales segment focuses on the processing and sales of materials collected from residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The WM Renewable Energy segment develops, operates, and promotes projects for landfill gas use. The VM Healthcare Solutions segment relates to its primarily business to business company providing services that protect people and brands, promote health and well-being and safeguard the environment. The company was founded on September 30, 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

WM At a Glance

Waste Management, Inc.
800 Capitol Street
Houston, Texas 77002-2925
Phone 1-713-512-6200 Revenue 22.06B
Industry Environmental Services Net Income 2.75B
Sector Industrial Services 2024 Sales Growth 8.014%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 61,700
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WM Valuation

P/E Current 34.792
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 29.644
Price to Sales Ratio 3.69
Price to Book Ratio 9.818
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 15.102
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 16.174
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.801
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.235

WM Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 357,585.089
Income Per Employee 44,505.673
Receivables Turnover 5.984
Total Asset Turnover 0.562

WM Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.763
Quick Ratio 0.73
Cash Ratio 0.067

WM Profitability

Gross Margin 29.067
Operating Margin 18.805
Pretax Margin 15.673
Net Margin 12.446
Return on Assets 6.999
Return on Equity 36.239
Return on Total Capital 8.273
Return on Invested Capital 10.00

WM Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 302.23
Total Debt to Total Capital 75.139
Total Debt to Total Assets 55.149
Long-Term Debt to Equity 283.798
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 70.556
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Annual Financials for Waste Management Inc. - WM

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
17.93B 19.70B 20.43B 22.06B
Sales Growth
+17.83% +9.85% +3.70% +8.01%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
13.11B 14.33B 14.68B 15.65B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
2.11B 2.15B 2.20B 2.40B
Depreciation
1.97B 2.02B 2.07B 2.22B
Amortization of Intangibles
143.00M 129.00M 129.00M 180.00M
COGS Growth
+19.05% +9.32% +2.41% +6.63%
Gross Income
4.82B 5.37B 5.75B 6.41B
Gross Income Growth
+14.62% +11.30% +7.14% +11.55%
Gross Profit Margin
+26.89% +27.24% +28.15% +29.07%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.81B 1.93B 1.93B 2.26B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.81B 1.93B 1.93B 2.26B
SGA Growth
+4.92% +6.34% -0.10% +17.55%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
307.00M 78.00M 248.00M 119.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
2.70B 3.36B 3.58B 4.03B
Non Operating Income/Expense
13.00M (64.00M) (54.00M) 26.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
(36.00M) (67.00M) (60.00M) 4.00M
Interest Expense
365.00M 378.00M 500.00M 598.00M
Interest Expense Growth
-14.12% +3.56% +32.28% +19.60%
Gross Interest Expense
378.00M 407.00M 563.00M 682.00M
Interest Capitalized
13.00M 29.00M 63.00M 84.00M
Pretax Income
2.35B 2.92B 3.02B 3.46B
Pretax Income Growth
+24.09% +24.22% +3.53% +14.47%
Pretax Margin
+13.10% +14.81% +14.79% +15.67%
Income Tax
532.00M 678.00M 745.00M 713.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
568.00M 586.00M 628.00M 552.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
41.00M 43.00M 34.00M 37.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(77.00M) 50.00M 75.00M 117.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- (1.00M) 8.00M 7.00M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
(36.00M) (67.00M) (60.00M) 4.00M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.82B 2.24B 2.28B 2.75B
Minority Interest Expense
1.00M 2.00M (28.00M) (1.00M)
Net Income
1.82B 2.24B 2.30B 2.75B
Net Income Growth
+21.39% +23.24% +2.95% +19.18%
Net Margin Growth
+10.13% +11.36% +11.28% +12.45%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.82B 2.24B 2.30B 2.75B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.82B 2.24B 2.30B 2.75B
EPS (Basic)
4.3197 5.4215 5.6903 6.8394
EPS (Basic) Growth
+22.14% +25.51% +4.96% +20.19%
Basic Shares Outstanding
420.40M 412.80M 404.90M 401.50M
EPS (Diluted)
4.2942 5.3928 5.6623 6.8071
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+22.02% +25.58% +5.00% +20.22%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
422.90M 415.00M 406.90M 403.40M
EBITDA
5.12B 5.59B 6.02B 6.55B
EBITDA Growth
+20.37% +9.18% +7.80% +8.72%
EBITDA Margin
+28.54% +28.37% +29.49% +29.68%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 242.941
Number of Ratings 24 Current Quarters Estimate 1.912
FY Report Date 06 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 7.642
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.67 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 7.23 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 8.676
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 19 19 20 20
Mean Estimate 1.91 2.07 7.64 8.68
High Estimates 2.01 2.30 8.12 9.08
Low Estimate 1.77 1.88 6.57 7.55
Coefficient of Variance 4.06 4.70 4.57 4.46

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 10 10 11
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 2
HOLD 11 11 11
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Waste Management Inc. - WM

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 7, 2025 Rafael E. Carrasco SVP of Enterprise Strategy 16,398 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $229.03 per share 3,755,633.94
Mar 6, 2025 Michael J. Watson Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer 44,037 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $228.11 per share 10,045,280.07
Mar 6, 2025 Devina A. Rankin EVP & CFO 62,639 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $228.11 per share 14,288,582.29
Mar 6, 2025 Tara J. Hemmer SVP & Chief Sustainability Off 53,663 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $228.11 per share 12,241,066.93
Feb 28, 2025 Charles C. Boettcher EVP, Chief Legal Officer 7,587 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 Christopher P. Desantis SVP Operations - East 8,430 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 Johnson Varkey SVP-Chief Information Officer 6,744 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 Donald J. Smith Sr. VP - Operations 8,430 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 Kimberly G Stith SVP - Chief HR Officer 6,744 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 John J. Morris EVP & Chief Operation Officer 13,066 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 James C. Fish Pres, Chief Executive Officer 50,580 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 John Carroll VP & Chief Accounting Officer 9,793 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 26, 2025 Michael J. Watson Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer 55,587 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $227.51 per share 12,646,598.37
Feb 26, 2025 Michael J. Watson Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer 47,592 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $227.13 per share 10,809,570.96
Feb 26, 2025 Michael J. Watson Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 17, 2025 Bruce E. Chinn Director 2,172 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 451,298.16
Jan 17, 2025 Maryrose T. Sylvester Director 4,308 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 895,116.24
Jan 17, 2025 William B. Plummer Director 2,474 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 514,047.72
Jan 17, 2025 Andrés Ricardo Gluski Weilert Director 16,826 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 3,496,106.28
Jan 17, 2025 Sean E. Menke Director 4,618 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 959,528.04

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