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Waste Management WM Stock-Based Comp

Stock-Based Comp at other companies

EnviriNVRI

$2.33M-42.4%

Clean HarborsCLH

$9.58M+25.4%

Casella Waste SystemsCWST

$2.87M-41.6%

Waste ConnectionsWCN

$17.59M-25.0%

TerexTEX

$36M+260%

Smurfit Kappa GroupSW

$28M-34.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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

Cash & equivalents$158.0M-26.9%

Total debt$1.6B+5.8%

Total equity$10.0B+15.8%

Total assets$45.7B+2.7%

Cash flow

Operating cash flow$1.5B+24.3%

CapEx$650.0M-21.8%

Free cash flow$851.0M+126%

Valuation

Market cap$93.03B+1.9%

P/E33.3×-0.3×

P/S3.7×-0.2×

Profitability

Gross margin40.7%+1.2pp

Operating margin17.3%-0.4pp

Net margin11%-0.7pp

FCF margin12.9%+4.9pp

Returns & leverage

Return on equity29.9%-4.1pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Waste Management in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

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 stock-based comp?: Waste Management (WM) reported stock-based comp of $52M in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Waste Management's stock-based comp increased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $51M to $52M.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's stock-based comp has grown at a 11.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $108M to $169M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.