Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
NYSE: WM · Real-Time Price · USD
222.10
+0.87 (0.39%)
Jan 20, 2026, 2:35 PM EST - Market open
Waste Management Ratios and Metrics
Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 | Q1 2021 | Q4 2020 | +20 Quarters |
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Period Ending | Jan '26 Jan 20, 2026 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 | Jun '21 Jun 30, 2021 | Mar '21 Mar 31, 2021 | Dec '20 Dec 31, 2020 | +20 Quarters |
| 89,477 | 88,957 | 92,079 | 93,094 | 80,992 | 83,313 | 85,613 | 85,601 | 72,137 | 61,747 | 70,550 | 66,372 | 64,396 | 66,221 | 63,518 | 65,803 | 69,817 | 62,895 | 59,144 | 54,452 | 49,838 | Upgrade | |
Market Cap Growth | 10.48% | 6.78% | 7.55% | 8.75% | 12.28% | 34.93% | 21.35% | 28.97% | 12.02% | -6.75% | 11.07% | 0.86% | -7.76% | 5.29% | 7.40% | 20.85% | 40.09% | 31.55% | 32.32% | 38.87% | 3.08% | Upgrade |
Enterprise Value | 112,438 | 112,538 | 115,701 | 117,622 | 97,024 | 99,100 | 101,385 | 101,883 | 87,433 | 76,990 | 85,677 | 81,544 | 78,324 | 79,606 | 76,852 | 79,615 | 82,750 | 75,993 | 72,158 | 68,227 | 59,559 | Upgrade |
Last Close Price | 221.23 | 219.98 | 227.09 | 228.96 | 198.83 | 203.87 | 208.75 | 207.79 | 173.98 | 147.47 | 167.01 | 156.46 | 149.73 | 152.31 | 144.90 | 149.51 | 156.77 | 139.79 | 130.65 | 119.82 | 109.00 | Upgrade |
PE Ratio | 34.97 | 34.70 | 33.84 | 34.80 | 29.49 | 31.55 | 33.65 | 34.53 | 31.31 | 26.73 | 30.86 | 29.39 | 28.77 | 29.50 | 29.63 | 34.49 | 38.45 | 35.98 | 36.97 | 34.99 | 33.31 | Upgrade |
Forward PE | 27.49 | 27.54 | 29.30 | 30.22 | 25.74 | 27.39 | 28.85 | 30.77 | 27.40 | 24.29 | 27.87 | 27.14 | 26.22 | 26.40 | 26.52 | 29.43 | 30.82 | 27.99 | 27.95 | 27.32 | 26.15 | Upgrade |
PS Ratio | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.85 | 4.06 | 3.67 | 3.90 | 4.08 | 4.14 | 3.53 | 3.07 | 3.52 | 3.33 | 3.27 | 3.41 | 3.34 | 3.56 | 3.89 | 3.63 | 3.58 | 3.49 | 3.28 | Upgrade |
PB Ratio | 9.36 | 9.34 | 10.01 | 10.76 | 9.81 | 10.45 | 11.49 | 12.09 | 10.46 | 8.86 | 10.18 | 9.75 | 9.38 | 9.44 | 8.83 | 9.21 | 9.80 | 8.77 | 8.04 | 7.33 | 6.69 | Upgrade |
P/FCF Ratio | 37.16 | 37.03 | 42.57 | 50.68 | 37.51 | 39.62 | 40.46 | 40.02 | 39.55 | 36.95 | 46.85 | 44.46 | 33.04 | 33.46 | 27.93 | 27.15 | 28.68 | 24.42 | 23.27 | 23.52 | 28.14 | Upgrade |
P/OCF Ratio | 15.24 | 15.19 | 16.38 | 17.80 | 15.03 | 15.84 | 16.57 | 16.98 | 15.29 | 14.08 | 16.39 | 15.36 | 14.20 | 14.79 | 14.18 | 14.70 | 16.09 | 15.34 | 14.99 | 14.49 | 14.65 | Upgrade |
PEG Ratio | 2.54 | 2.55 | 2.86 | 2.89 | 2.08 | 2.22 | 2.45 | 3.21 | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.92 | 3.10 | 2.24 | 2.07 | 2.38 | 2.58 | 2.34 | 2.11 | 2.26 | 2.45 | 5.76 | Upgrade |
EV/Sales Ratio | 4.54 | 4.54 | 4.83 | 5.13 | 4.40 | 4.63 | 4.83 | 4.92 | 4.28 | 3.82 | 4.28 | 4.09 | 3.98 | 4.10 | 4.04 | 4.31 | 4.62 | 4.39 | 4.37 | 4.37 | 3.91 | Upgrade |
EV/EBITDA Ratio | 15.45 | 15.47 | 16.49 | 17.47 | 14.75 | 15.53 | 16.26 | 16.72 | 14.83 | 13.53 | 15.31 | 14.75 | 14.33 | 14.90 | 14.82 | 15.66 | 16.70 | 15.41 | 15.18 | 15.28 | 13.85 | Upgrade |
EV/EBIT Ratio | 24.81 | 24.83 | 26.04 | 27.21 | 22.52 | 23.37 | 24.53 | 25.39 | 22.87 | 21.38 | 24.32 | 23.51 | 22.85 | 23.84 | 24.25 | 25.90 | 27.98 | 25.27 | 24.64 | 25.06 | 22.66 | Upgrade |
EV/FCF Ratio | 46.81 | 46.85 | 53.49 | 64.03 | 44.94 | 47.12 | 47.91 | 47.63 | 47.94 | 46.07 | 56.89 | 54.62 | 40.19 | 40.23 | 33.80 | 32.84 | 34.00 | 29.50 | 28.39 | 29.47 | 33.63 | Upgrade |
Debt / Equity Ratio | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.61 | 2.76 | 3.02 | 2.09 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.43 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.01 | 1.99 | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.82 | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.92 | Upgrade |
Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.17 | 3.54 | 3.43 | 2.47 | 2.60 | 2.63 | 2.61 | 2.50 | 2.62 | 2.89 | 2.77 | 2.43 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 2.53 | 2.56 | 2.96 | 2.88 | Upgrade |
Debt / FCF Ratio | 9.73 | 9.73 | 11.11 | 12.98 | 11.55 | 7.92 | 7.91 | 7.53 | 9.18 | 9.23 | 10.21 | 10.30 | 7.96 | 7.11 | 6.28 | 5.56 | 5.72 | 5.07 | 5.21 | 5.83 | 8.09 | Upgrade |
Asset Turnover | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.60 | Upgrade | |
Inventory Turnover | 73.08 | 68.60 | 69.48 | 68.81 | 72.88 | 74.09 | 70.77 | 69.39 | 72.32 | 73.93 | 74.97 | 73.92 | 76.61 | 79.40 | 81.61 | 81.78 | 88.54 | 90.11 | 87.55 | 81.10 | 82.99 | Upgrade |
Quick Ratio | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.96 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.89 | Upgrade |
Current Ratio | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.89 | 1.07 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 1.00 | Upgrade |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 25.77% | 32.58% | 30.14% | 29.48% | 39.42% | 37.44% | 40.48% | 27.07% | 38.12% | 35.70% | 31.13% | 28.83% | 35.99% | 32.75% | 28.81% | 28.31% | 29.68% | 18.99% | 22.63% | 23.98% | Upgrade | |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 6.66% | 6.58% | 5.77% | 6.94% | 8.20% | 8.00% | 7.74% | 7.97% | 8.03% | 7.51% | 6.58% | 6.62% | 7.86% | 7.50% | 6.73% | 6.22% | 6.68% | 6.84% | 5.72% | 7.12% | Upgrade | |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.89% | 2.86% | 2.56% | 3.31% | 3.64% | 3.52% | 3.58% | 3.31% | 3.49% | 3.25% | 2.87% | 2.93% | 3.51% | 3.28% | 2.90% | 2.77% | 2.91% | 2.99% | 2.48% | 3.24% | Upgrade | |
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 11.40% | 11.40% | 11.10% | 11.00% | 11.20% | 14.20% | 13.80% | 14.00% | 13.40% | 13.00% | 12.90% | 12.60% | 12.70% | 12.80% | 12.00% | 12.10% | 11.80% | 12.20% | 11.50% | 10.60% | 10.20% | Upgrade |
Earnings Yield | 2.87% | 2.88% | 2.96% | 2.87% | 3.39% | 3.17% | 2.97% | 2.90% | 3.19% | 3.74% | 3.24% | 3.40% | 3.48% | 3.39% | 3.38% | 2.90% | 2.60% | 2.78% | 2.71% | 2.86% | 3.00% | Upgrade |
FCF Yield | 2.69% | 2.70% | 2.35% | 1.97% | 2.67% | 2.52% | 2.47% | 2.50% | 2.53% | 2.71% | 2.14% | 2.25% | 3.03% | 2.99% | 3.58% | 3.68% | 3.49% | 4.10% | 4.30% | 4.25% | 3.55% | Upgrade |
Dividend Yield | 1.49% | 1.47% | 1.39% | 1.34% | 1.51% | 1.45% | 1.39% | 1.37% | 1.61% | 1.86% | 1.62% | 1.69% | 1.74% | 1.66% | 1.69% | 1.59% | 1.47% | 1.62% | 1.71% | 1.84% | 2.00% | Upgrade |
Payout Ratio | 51.96% | 55.06% | 45.87% | 52.75% | 50.33% | 39.61% | 44.27% | 43.36% | 57.00% | 42.69% | 46.02% | 54.22% | 53.31% | 41.78% | 45.83% | 53.61% | 47.43% | 44.80% | 68.95% | 58.67% | 52.74% | Upgrade |
Buyback Yield / Dilution | -0.10% | -0.27% | -0.27% | -0.10% | 0.15% | 0.66% | 1.10% | 1.34% | 1.77% | 2.03% | 2.09% | 2.11% | 2.16% | 1.82% | 1.70% | 1.53% | 1.06% | 0.61% | 0.07% | 0.49% | 0.54% | Upgrade |
Total Shareholder Return | 1.39% | 1.19% | 1.11% | 1.24% | 1.66% | 2.11% | 2.49% | 2.72% | 3.38% | 3.89% | 3.71% | 3.80% | 3.90% | 3.48% | 3.39% | 3.12% | 2.53% | 2.24% | 1.79% | 2.34% | 2.54% | Upgrade |
Updated Oct 27, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.