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Waste Management WM Return on equity

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-51.3%+745pp
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15.6%+0.6pp
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Casella Waste SystemsCWST
1%+0.3pp
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18.4%-0.2pp
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13.4%
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TerexTEX
3.3%-10.7pp

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/E31.7×-2.4×
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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Debt / equity2.4×
Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Waste Management’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on equity?
Waste Management (WM) reported return on equity of 29.8% in Q2 2026.
How has Waste Management's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Waste Management's return on equity decreased by 8.7% year-over-year, from 32.7% to 29.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's return on equity has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 20.6% to 29.7%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

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