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Waste Management WM Asset turnover

Asset turnover at other companies

Republic Services logo
Republic ServicesRSG
0.5×0.0×
Waste Connections logo
Waste ConnectionsWCN
0.5×0.0×
EMCOR Group logo
EMCOR GroupEME
0.0×
Steel Dynamics logo
Steel DynamicsSTLD
1.2×+0.1×
Valero Energy logo
Valero EnergyVLO
2.1×-0.1×
Smurfit Kappa Group logo
Smurfit Kappa GroupSW
0.7×-0.5×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.2B+3.5%
Gross profit$2.5B+5.3%
Operating income$1.1B+9.9%
Net income$723.0M+13.5%
EPS (diluted)$1.79+13.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$158.0M-26.9%
Total equity$10.0B+15.9%
Total assets$45.7B+2.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.5B+24.3%
CapEx$650.0M-21.8%
Free cash flow$851.0M+126%

Valuation

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Market cap$86.68B-0.4%
P/E31×-1.5×
P/S3.4×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.7%+1.2pp
Operating margin17.3%-0.4pp
Net margin11%-0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.9%-4.1pp
Debt / equity0.2×0.0×
Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Waste Management’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Waste Management’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Waste Management's asset turnover?
Waste Management (WM) reported asset turnover of 0.6× in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's asset turnover changed year-over-year?
Waste Management's asset turnover decreased by 5.1% year-over-year, from 0.6× to 0.6×.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's asset turnover?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's asset turnover has grown at a -0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.4× to 2.4×.
What does asset turnover mean?
How many sales dollars the company generates from each dollar of assets.
How do you interpret asset turnover?
Higher turnover means a more sales-efficient asset base. Low-margin businesses (retail, distribution) compete on high turnover; high-margin ones (software, luxury) on margin.
How does asset turnover compare across companies?
Compare within an industry — turnover differences across sectors reflect business models, not performance.