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UtilitiesWaste and Disposal Services
  • Price (USD)234.52
  • Today's Change3.51 / 1.52%
  • Shares traded3.09m
  • 1 Year change+3.04%
  • Beta0.5728
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About the company

Waste Management, Inc. is a provider of environmental solutions. The Company provides collection, recycling, and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout the United States and Canada. Its segments include East Tier, West Tier, Recycling Processing and Sales, WM Renewable Energy, and WM Healthcare Solutions. East Tier primarily consists of geographic areas located in the Eastern U.S., the Great Lakes region and all of Canada. The West Tier primarily includes geographic areas located in the Western U.S., including the upper Midwest region and British Columbia, Canada. Recycling Processing and Sales includes the processing and sales of materials collected from residential, commercial, and industrial customers. WM Renewable Energy develops, operates, and promotes projects for the beneficial use of landfill gas. WM Healthcare Solutions includes Regulated Waste and Compliance Services and Secure Information Destruction services.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)25.20bn
  • Net income in USD2.71bn
  • Incorporated1995
  • Employees60.50k
  • Location
    Waste Management Inc800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000HOUSTON 77002United StatesUSA
  • Phone+1 (713) 512-6200
  • Fax+1 (302) 655-5049
  • Websitehttps://www.wm.com/
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
WM:NYQ since
announced
Transaction
value
WB Waste Solutions LLCDeal completed01 May 202501 May 2025Deal completed0.50%--
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Republic Services Inc16.50bn2.11bn69.09bn42.00k33.175.8317.564.196.736.7352.7038.290.503195.108.81392,904.806.425.527.316.2542.1741.3912.7711.410.55854.390.527940.497.139.2518.0213.748.977.83
Cintas Corp10.79bn1.89bn77.35bn48.30k41.8117.3632.227.174.634.6326.4011.141.1112.757.56223,497.4019.4716.5224.6320.1350.2547.9917.5816.191.4926.220.400636.567.757.8515.3515.7812.1720.51
Waste Management Inc25.20bn2.71bn94.59bn60.50k35.029.4616.983.756.706.7062.3424.790.557669.667.52416,595.005.996.726.897.7640.4438.8510.7511.190.84815.110.696348.4814.2410.62-1.3812.6014.618.65
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to Waste Management Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

32.96%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Dec 202535.22m8.74%
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)as of 30 Sep 202528.93m7.18%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Dec 202520.01m4.97%
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 31 Dec 202517.39m4.32%
Geode Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 20258.99m2.23%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLCas of 30 Sep 20255.37m1.33%
Parnassus Investments LLCas of 31 Dec 20255.28m1.31%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 31 Dec 20254.66m1.16%
Nordea Investment Management AB (Denmark)as of 31 Dec 20253.53m0.88%
Northern Trust Investments, Inc.(Investment Management)as of 30 Sep 20253.41m0.85%
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