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Waste Management

WM · NYSE

$231.73+$5.32 (+2.35%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $226.41

About WM

Waste Management, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of waste management environmental services. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and currently employs 60,500 full-time employees. The firm 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.

Employees
60,500
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
Listed
Jun 22, 1988
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Commercial Services & Supplies
Website
wm.com

WM key statistics

Market cap
90.47B
Price-earnings ratio
32.07
Dividend yield
1.62%
Average volume
2.32M
Volume
3.16M
Open price
$228.80
High today
$232.16
Low today
$227.00
52 Week high
$248.13
52 Week low
$194.11

Waste Management (WM) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Waste Management (WM) shares are priced at $231.73, giving the company a market cap of 90.47B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.07 and a dividend yield of 1.62%.

Today the stock has traded between $227.00 and $232.16. The current price is 2.1% above the day's low and 0.2% below its high.

Volume so far is 3.16M shares, above the average of 2.32M shares a day.

Over the past year Waste Management has ranged from $194.11 to $248.13, and now sits 70% of the way up that range.

Waste Management met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 3 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $2.02 per share against an estimate of $2.04.

The average analyst price target is $264.44, 14.1% above the current price, from 18 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

67%of 18 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy66.7%
  • Hold33.3%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 31 analystsAvg $264.44
Low
$224.67
Now
$231.73
High
$290.85

WM earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 3 of the last 8 quarters, by 0.7% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $1.96 per share against an estimate of $1.94
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $1.70 per share against an estimate of $1.85
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $1.67 per share against an estimate of $1.67
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $1.92 per share against an estimate of $1.95
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $1.98 per share against an estimate of $2.08
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $1.93 per share against an estimate of $2.00
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $1.81 per share against an estimate of $1.79
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $2.02 per share against an estimate of $2.04

WM news

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    WM Sets Date for Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call

  • Erica Kollmann

    Bill Gates Held This 'Garbage' Stock Since 2008 — And He's Still Buying

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Jim Fish to Retire from WM; John Morris Named as Next CEO

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    WM Announces Cash Dividend

  • Rishabh Mishra

    Bill Gates’ Foundation Cut $800 Million in Q2 From Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway — Here’s Where It Put the Money Instead

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    WM Announces Second Quarter 2026 Earnings

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of National Guaranty Insurance Company of Vermont

  • Crispus Nyaga

    GFL Environmental Explores Sale as Stock Slumps

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