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Cash ratio at other companies

Republic Services logo
Republic ServicesRSG
0.0×
Waste Connections logo
Waste ConnectionsWCN
0.1×0.0×
EMCOR Group logo
EMCOR GroupEME
0.2×+0.1×
Steel Dynamics logo
Steel DynamicsSTLD
0.3×-0.3×
Medline, Inc.
 logo
Medline, Inc. MDLN
0.9×
Valero Energy logo
Valero EnergyVLO
0.3×0.0×

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 the most recent quarter.

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 cash ratio?
Waste Management (WM) reported cash ratio of 0× in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's cash ratio changed year-over-year?
Waste Management's cash ratio decreased by 24.0% year-over-year, from 0× to 0×.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's cash ratio?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's cash ratio has grown at a -6.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.2× to 0.2×.
What does cash ratio mean?
How much of its short-term bills the company could pay with cash on hand right now.
How do you interpret cash ratio?
A buffer against stress, but persistently high cash ratios can indicate under-deployed capital. Interpret alongside the company's capital-allocation strategy.
How does cash ratio compare across companies?
Varies widely by business model and treasury policy; best read against the company's own history.