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Best Waste Management Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top waste management stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best waste management stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Waste Management

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Waste Management is Zen Rated D and is the 102nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
RSG	REPUBLIC SERVICES INC	$250.75	$55.07	355.34%	37.76x	36.42x	4.85x	6.72x	5.09x	$2.40B	3.05%	$11.66B	37.26	$91.56B	18.85
WM	WASTE MANAGEMENT INC	$233.36	$66.80	249.35%	35.04x	30.68x	4.10x	10.86x	2.86x	$1.84B	1.96%	$8.65B	21.50	$117.53B	18.12
ALTS	ALT5 SIGMA CORP	$5.56	N/A	N/A	-9.93x	N/A	4.95x	4.28x	N/A	$1.78M	2.86%	$20.89M	1.87	$95.29M	-19.16
CWST	CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC	$117.45	$7.95	1,377.41%	510.65x	97.07x	4.49x	4.80x	6.34x	$79.51M	1.14%	$1.55B	26.03	$8.27B	25.96
WCN	WASTE CONNECTIONS INC	$197.63	$48.30	309.17%	81.00x	37.81x	5.62x	6.37x	2.05x	$1.19B	2.33%	$8.01B	31.04	$59.53B	25.80
CLH	CLEAN HARBORS INC	$213.94	$70.36	204.06%	29.47x	28.53x	1.93x	4.46x	2.60x	$357.24M	3.11%	$2.57B	47.83	$14.01B	13.06
GFL	GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC	$49.90	N/A	N/A	9.73x	65.66x	3.54x	3.14x	N/A	$214.86M	1.10%	$5.83B	14.90	$23.33B	6.56
QRHC	QUEST RESOURCE HOLDING CORP	$2.36	N/A	N/A	-3.23x	11.51x	0.17x	0.90x	N/A	-$10.77M	-22.12%	$54.16M	2.63	$126.15M	21.71
ENGS	ENERGYS GROUP LTD	$9.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-$8.66M	-0.61	N/A	N/A
MEG	MONTROSE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC	$14.63	N/A	N/A	-6.59x	-29.26x	0.69x	1.13x	N/A	$549.00k	0.12%	$446.26M	13.50	$770.45M	29.77
NVRI	ENVIRI CORP	$6.87	N/A	N/A	-4.29x	-52.85x	0.23x	1.34x	N/A	-$42.78M	-7.77%	$411.45M	5.14	$1.99B	11.01
PESI	PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC	$8.20	N/A	N/A	-6.17x	4.14x	2.09x	2.42x	N/A	-$18.15M	-14.68%	$62.39M	4.14	$127.00M	-9.59
ESGL	ESGL HOLDINGS LTD	$2.03	N/A	N/A	-101.50x	N/A	13.90x	5.77x	N/A	-$5.13M	-6.06%	$14.71M	0.35	$90.72M	76.13
DXST	DECENT HOLDING INC	$0.96	$6.82	-85.92%	6.86x	N/A	1.25x	3.16x	0.06x	-$440.46k	-3.02%	$5.02M	0.33	$15.47M	6.01
GWAV	GREENWAVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC	$0.19	N/A	N/A	-0.02x	N/A	0.07x	0.30x	N/A	-$33.18M	-1,457.81%	$36.95M	3.12	$24.20M	-2.22
CDTG	CDT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD	$2.40	$19.34	-87.59%	3.29x	N/A	0.75x	0.70x	0.06x	N/A	N/A	$37.35M	3.81	$31.38M	N/A
AWX	AVALON HOLDINGS CORP	$2.74	N/A	N/A	8.06x	N/A	0.13x	0.28x	N/A	$1.13M	10.55%	$38.03M	9.76	$33.64M	4.57
AMBI	AMBIPAR EMERGENCY RESPONSE	$4.02	N/A	N/A	-0.41x	N/A	0.41x	0.97x	N/A	$78.22M	35.10%	$230.67M	4.16	$618.91M	3.88
LNZA	LANZATECH GLOBAL INC	$0.25	N/A	N/A	-0.35x	-0.69x	0.98x	3.61x	N/A	-$94.35M	-195.10%	$13.45M	0.07	$104.22M	-0.80
AQMS	AQUA METALS INC	$1.34	N/A	N/A	-0.35x	-1.34x	N/A	0.68x	N/A	-$25.77M	-299.55%	$16.24M	2.53	$10.57M	-0.47

Waste Management Stocks FAQ

What are the best waste management stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best waste management stocks to buy right now are:

1. Republic Services (NYSE:RSG)

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) is the #1 top waste management stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 12 points higher than the waste management industry average of 24.

RSG passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Republic Services has seen its stock return 30.8% over the past year, overperforming other waste management stocks by 17 percentage points.

Republic Services has an average 1 year price target of $254.62, an upside of 1.54% from Republic Services's current stock price of $250.75.

Republic Services stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Republic Services, 46.15% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 23.08% have issued a Buy, 30.77% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Waste Management (NYSE:WM)

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) is the #2 top waste management stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Waste Management (NYSE:WM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 11 points higher than the waste management industry average of 24.

WM passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Waste Management has seen its stock return 12.18% over the past year, underperforming other waste management stocks by -1 percentage points.

Waste Management has an average 1 year price target of $245.83, an upside of 5.34% from Waste Management's current stock price of $233.36.

Waste Management stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Waste Management, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 41.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Alt5 Sigma (NASDAQ:ALTS)

Alt5 Sigma (NASDAQ:ALTS) is the #3 top waste management stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Alt5 Sigma (NASDAQ:ALTS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: F, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Alt5 Sigma (NASDAQ:ALTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 7, which is -17 points lower than the waste management industry average of 24.

ALTS passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Alt5 Sigma has seen its stock return 53.17% over the past year, overperforming other waste management stocks by 40 percentage points.

What are the waste management stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 3 waste management stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 waste management stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Waste Management (NYSE:WM)

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) has an annual dividend yield of 1%, which is the same as the waste management industry average of 0.64%. Waste Management's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Waste Management's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Waste Management's dividend payout ratio of 46.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Republic Services (NYSE:RSG)

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) has an annual dividend yield of 0.91%, which is the same as the waste management industry average of 0.64%. Republic Services's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Republic Services's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Republic Services's dividend payout ratio of 34.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN)

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) has an annual dividend yield of 0.61%, which is the same as the waste management industry average of 0.64%. Waste Connections's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Waste Connections's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Waste Connections's dividend payout ratio of 49.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are waste management stocks up?

Waste management stocks were up 0.76% in the last day, and up 2.66% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why waste management stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued waste management stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued waste management stocks right now are:

1. Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH)

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) is the most undervalued waste management stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Clean Harbors has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the waste management industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Clean Harbors's stock has gained 12.93% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the waste management industry.

2. Quest Resource Holding (NASDAQ:QRHC)

Quest Resource Holding (NASDAQ:QRHC) is the second most undervalued waste management stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Quest Resource Holding has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the waste management industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Quest Resource Holding's stock has dropped -76.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the waste management industry by -90 percentage points.

3. Waste Management (NYSE:WM)

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) is the third most undervalued waste management stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Waste Management has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the waste management industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Waste Management's stock has gained 12.18% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the waste management industry by -1 percentage points.

Are waste management stocks a good buy now?

60% of waste management stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect waste management stocks to rise by 9.32% over the next year.

0% of waste management stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of waste management stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 33.33% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the waste management industry?

The average P/E ratio of the waste management industry is 55.99x.

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