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Waste Management WM Price / earnings

Price / earnings at other companies

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Clean HarborsCLH
36×+3.6×
Casella Waste Systems logo
Casella Waste SystemsCWST
394.8×-333×
Republic Services logo
Republic ServicesRSG
31.2×-5.1×
Waste Connections logo
Waste ConnectionsWCN
39.9×
Terex logo
TerexTEX
60.5×+50.5×
Select Water Solutions logo
Select Water SolutionsWTTR
85×+55.5×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.7B+4.0%
Gross profit$2.7B+5.3%
Operating income$1.3B+8.9%
Net income$785.0M+8.1%
EPS (diluted)$1.95+8.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$557.0M+26.6%
Total debt$23.4B
Total equity$9.9B+7.9%
Total assets$46.4B+1.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.7B+11.7%
CapEx$630.0M-13.9%
Free cash flow$1.1B+34.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$90.56B-2.5%
Enterprise value$113.35B
P/S3.5×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.9%+1.2pp
Operating margin17.6%0.0pp
Net margin11.1%-0.2pp
FCF margin13.9%+4.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.8%-2.8pp
Debt / equity2.4×
Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Waste Management’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The source filing: Waste Management’s 10-Q, filed July 29, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Jul 29, 2026, 12:37 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001104659-26-088016

FAQ

What is Waste Management's price / earnings?
Waste Management (WM) reported price / earnings of 31.4× in Q2 2026.
How has Waste Management's price / earnings changed year-over-year?
Waste Management's price / earnings decreased by 9.4% year-over-year, from 34.6× to 31.4×.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's price / earnings?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's price / earnings has grown at a -0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 33.3× to 32.7×.
What does price / earnings mean?
Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.

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