NYSE: WM
Waste Management Inc Stock

$227.73+0.13 (+0.06%)
Updated Feb 14, 2025
WM Price
$227.73
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$91.40B
52 Week Low
$196.59
52 Week High
$230.39
P/E
34.61x
P/B
11.46x
P/S
3.9x
PEG
2.59x
Dividend Yield
0.99%
Revenue
$21.39B
Earnings
$2.64B
Gross Margin
39.3%
Operating Margin
18.48%
Profit Margin
12.3%
Debt to Equity
3.35
Operating Cash Flow
$5B
Beta
0.63
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

WM Overview

Waste Management Incorporated provides waste management services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the U.S. and Canada. Offerings include collection services (picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site) and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the U.S. The company owns 255 solid waste landfills, 5 hazardous waste landfills, 96 MRFs, and 340 transfer stations. Known as USA Waste Services, Inc. until 1998, yhe company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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Industry: Waste Management

Industry Rating
D
WM
Ranked
#6 of 18

Top Ranked Stocks in Industry

Name / TickerPriceZen Rating
$3.33A
$231.37B
$229.78C
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Due Diligence Score

Industry Average (24)
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WM ($227.73) is trading above its intrinsic value of $63.75, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
WM is good value based on its earnings relative to its share price (34.61x), compared to the US market average (37.91x)
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Valuation

WM price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
34.61x
Industry
65.1x
Market
37.91x
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WM price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
11.46x
Industry
6.65x
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WM price to earnings growth (PEG)

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WM's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$5.6B
Net Income
$760.0M
Profit Margin
13.5%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$34.7B
Liabilities
$26.8B
Debt to equity
3.35
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$1.4B
Investing
-$480.0M
Financing
-$439.0M
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Debt Coverage Financials

WM vs Waste Management Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
WMC$91.40B+0.06%34.61x11.46x
RSGB$72.25B+3.06%35.60x6.34x
WCNC$48.79B+0.10%79.10x6.21x
GFLC$18.31B+2.76%-35.48x3.73x
CLHC$12.38B-0.56%29.76x4.90x

Waste Management Stock FAQ

What is Waste Management's quote symbol?

(NYSE: WM) Waste Management trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol WM. Waste Management stock quotes can also be displayed as NYSE: WM.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Waste Management (NYSE: WM)?

(NYSE: WM) Waste Management's 52-week high was $230.39, and its 52-week low was $196.59. It is currently -1.15% from its 52-week high and 15.84% from its 52-week low.

How much is Waste Management stock worth today?

(NYSE: WM) Waste Management currently has 401,365,541 outstanding shares. With Waste Management stock trading at $227.73 per share, the total value of Waste Management stock (market capitalization) is $91.40B.

Waste Management stock was originally listed at a price of $39.21 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Waste Management stock at $39.21, your return over the last 27 years would have been 480.8%, for an annualized return of 6.73% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Waste Management's stock price per share?

(NYSE: WM) Waste Management stock price per share is $227.73 today (as of Feb 14, 2025).

What is Waste Management's Market Cap?

(NYSE: WM) Waste Management's market cap is $91.40B, as of Feb 19, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Waste Management's market cap is calculated by multiplying WM's current stock price of $227.73 by WM's total outstanding shares of 401,365,541.
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