Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
NYSE: WM · Real-Time Price · USD
231.24
-2.59 (-1.11%)
At close: Mar 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
232.00
+0.76 (0.33%)
After-hours: Mar 20, 2026, 7:48 PM EDT
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 | Q4 2025 | 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 |
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Period Ending | Mar '26 Mar 20, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | 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 |
| 93,267 | 88,530 | 88,964 | 92,123 | 93,153 | 81,018 | 83,321 | 85,570 | 85,538 | 71,901 | 61,407 | 70,213 | 66,376 | 63,989 | 65,773 | 63,223 | 65,806 | 69,451 | 62,475 | 58,960 | |
Market Cap Growth | 0.12% | 9.27% | 6.77% | 7.66% | 8.90% | 12.68% | 35.69% | 21.87% | 28.87% | 12.36% | -6.64% | 11.06% | 0.87% | -7.86% | 5.28% | 7.23% | 20.84% | 39.29% | 30.64% | 31.87% |
Enterprise Value | 116,983 | 110,526 | 111,272 | 114,740 | 115,821 | 103,147 | 98,677 | 101,893 | 100,974 | 87,331 | 76,406 | 84,943 | 81,167 | 78,223 | 79,443 | 76,377 | 78,705 | 82,032 | 74,807 | 71,697 |
Last Close Price | 231.24 | 219.71 | 220.83 | 228.82 | 231.51 | 201.79 | 207.60 | 213.34 | 213.15 | 179.10 | 152.44 | 173.42 | 163.17 | 156.88 | 160.21 | 152.98 | 158.50 | 166.90 | 149.36 | 140.11 |
PE Ratio | 34.51 | 32.79 | 34.78 | 33.95 | 34.92 | 29.63 | 31.74 | 33.92 | 34.89 | 31.64 | 26.98 | 31.19 | 29.88 | 29.11 | 29.78 | 29.88 | 34.91 | 38.90 | 36.16 | 37.16 |
Forward PE | 28.18 | 27.23 | 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 |
PEG Ratio | 2.45 | 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 |
PS Ratio | 3.70 | 3.51 | 3.59 | 3.85 | 4.06 | 3.67 | 3.90 | 4.08 | 4.13 | 3.52 | 3.05 | 3.51 | 3.33 | 3.25 | 3.38 | 3.32 | 3.56 | 3.87 | 3.61 | 3.57 |
PB Ratio | 9.33 | 8.86 | 9.35 | 10.01 | 10.77 | 9.82 | 10.44 | 11.48 | 12.08 | 10.42 | 8.84 | 10.16 | 9.77 | 9.34 | 9.38 | 8.79 | 9.21 | 9.75 | 8.71 | 8.02 |
P/TBV Ratio | 9.36 | 8.90 | 9.38 | 10.06 | 10.81 | 9.87 | 10.49 | 11.54 | 12.14 | 10.49 | 8.90 | 10.23 | 9.82 | 9.43 | 9.47 | 8.86 | 9.27 | 9.85 | 8.79 | 8.07 |
P/FCF Ratio | 33.12 | 31.44 | 37.04 | 42.59 | 50.71 | 37.53 | 39.62 | 40.44 | 39.99 | 39.42 | 36.75 | 46.62 | 44.46 | 32.83 | 33.24 | 27.80 | 27.15 | 28.53 | 24.25 | 23.19 |
P/OCF Ratio | 15.43 | 14.65 | 15.19 | 16.39 | 17.81 | 15.03 | 15.84 | 16.56 | 16.97 | 15.24 | 14.00 | 16.31 | 15.36 | 14.11 | 14.69 | 14.11 | 14.70 | 16.01 | 15.24 | 14.95 |
EV/Sales Ratio | 4.64 | 4.39 | 4.49 | 4.79 | 5.05 | 4.68 | 4.61 | 4.86 | 4.88 | 4.28 | 3.79 | 4.24 | 4.07 | 3.97 | 4.09 | 4.01 | 4.26 | 4.57 | 4.32 | 4.34 |
EV/EBITDA Ratio | 15.48 | 15.41 | 16.32 | 16.93 | 17.90 | 16.29 | 16.26 | 17.17 | 17.27 | 15.47 | 13.54 | 15.31 | 14.80 | 14.48 | 14.93 | 14.69 | 15.46 | 16.53 | 15.50 | 15.58 |
EV/EBIT Ratio | 24.91 | 25.66 | 27.33 | 27.31 | 28.53 | 25.39 | 25.12 | 26.60 | 26.81 | 24.43 | 21.49 | 24.44 | 23.72 | 23.25 | 23.94 | 24.00 | 25.53 | 27.67 | 25.79 | 25.84 |
EV/FCF Ratio | 41.54 | 39.25 | 46.32 | 53.05 | 63.05 | 47.78 | 46.92 | 48.15 | 47.21 | 47.88 | 45.72 | 56.40 | 54.37 | 40.14 | 40.14 | 33.59 | 32.47 | 33.70 | 29.04 | 28.21 |
Debt / Equity Ratio | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.36 | 2.51 | 2.65 | 2.73 | 2.00 | 2.21 | 2.23 | 2.30 | 2.17 | 2.14 | 2.21 | 2.12 | 1.97 | 1.95 | 1.83 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.75 |
Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 3.19 | 11.90 | 13.60 | 12.92 | 14.28 | 15.21 | 9.93 | 10.79 | 10.52 | 12.38 | 10.02 | 10.49 | 11.56 | 11.44 | 9.73 | 10.21 | 10.79 | 10.92 | 9.86 | 10.26 |
Debt / FCF Ratio | 8.14 | 28.28 | 28.63 | 29.55 | 63.23 | 60.35 | 28.86 | 34.38 | 23.03 | 47.73 | 26.15 | 30.13 | 40.03 | 80.13 | 33.09 | 28.73 | 16.06 | 61.77 | 18.12 | 20.47 |
Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.44 | 2.56 | 2.73 | 2.85 | 2.01 | 2.22 | 2.23 | 2.29 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.14 | 1.99 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.80 | 1.78 |
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 3.17 | 11.80 | 13.50 | 12.68 | 14.15 | 14.95 | 9.56 | 10.68 | 10.31 | 12.03 | 9.92 | 10.39 | 11.36 | 11.17 | 9.64 | 9.57 | 10.67 | 10.82 | 9.77 | 10.14 |
Net Debt / FCF Ratio | 8.06 | 28.03 | 28.42 | 29.00 | 62.66 | 59.31 | 27.80 | 34.03 | 22.57 | 46.39 | 25.90 | 29.85 | 39.36 | 78.25 | 32.77 | 26.93 | 15.87 | 61.23 | 17.96 | 20.24 |
Asset Turnover | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
Inventory Turnover | 69.66 | 17.14 | 18.84 | 18.86 | 17.92 | 18.75 | 18.94 | 18.65 | 17.49 | 18.67 | 19.09 | 19.37 | 19.35 | 20.69 | 21.69 | 22.05 | 21.27 | 22.82 | 23.34 | 22.43 |
Quick Ratio | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.96 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.76 |
Current Ratio | 0.89 | 0.89 | 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 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 8.13% | 8.13% | 6.89% | 8.73% | 8.10% | 7.89% | 10.18% | 9.46% | 10.18% | 6.82% | 9.47% | 8.68% | 7.63% | 7.15% | 9.01% | 8.07% | 7.05% | 6.94% | 7.52% | 4.93% |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.03% | 2.03% | 1.92% | 2.26% | 2.12% | 2.03% | 2.56% | 2.34% | 2.58% | 1.78% | 2.51% | 2.32% | 2.08% | 1.97% | 2.48% | 2.28% | 2.02% | 1.94% | 2.30% | 2.19% |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.25% | 2.25% | 2.14% | 2.52% | 2.34% | 2.28% | 2.89% | 2.61% | 2.88% | 2.02% | 2.81% | 2.62% | 2.32% | 2.21% | 2.77% | 2.57% | 2.25% | 2.16% | 2.58% | 2.54% |
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 2.94% | 2.94% | 2.83% | 3.30% | 2.99% | 2.75% | 3.88% | 3.53% | 3.62% | 2.83% | 3.80% | 3.51% | 3.12% | 2.94% | 3.71% | 3.44% | 3.00% | 2.83% | 3.45% | 3.24% |
Earnings Yield | 2.90% | 3.05% | 2.88% | 2.95% | 2.86% | 3.37% | 3.15% | 2.95% | 2.87% | 3.16% | 3.71% | 3.21% | 3.35% | 3.44% | 3.36% | 3.35% | 2.86% | 2.57% | 2.77% | 2.69% |
FCF Yield | 3.02% | 3.18% | 2.70% | 2.35% | 1.97% | 2.66% | 2.52% | 2.47% | 2.50% | 2.54% | 2.72% | 2.14% | 2.25% | 3.05% | 3.01% | 3.60% | 3.68% | 3.50% | 4.12% | 4.31% |
Dividend Yield | 1.63% | 0.38% | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.35% | 0.36% | 0.39% | 0.46% | 0.40% | 0.43% | 0.41% | 0.40% | 0.42% | 0.42% | 0.34% | 0.38% | 0.41% |
Payout Ratio | 51.04% | 44.88% | 55.06% | 45.87% | 52.75% | 50.33% | 39.61% | 44.26% | 43.36% | 57.00% | 42.68% | 46.02% | 54.22% | 53.31% | 41.78% | 45.83% | 53.61% | 47.43% | 44.80% | 68.95% |
Buyback Yield / Dilution | -0.01% | -0.01% | -0.01% | -0.02% | 0.04% | 0.32% | 0.71% | 1.13% | 1.41% | 1.79% | 2.35% | 2.28% | 2.39% | 2.34% | 2.14% | 2.15% | 2.04% | 1.89% | 1.55% | 0.81% |
Total Shareholder Return | 1.62% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.35% | 0.40% | 0.69% | 1.07% | 1.48% | 1.77% | 2.18% | 2.81% | 2.68% | 2.83% | 2.75% | 2.54% | 2.57% | 2.45% | 2.23% | 1.93% | 1.22% |
Updated Dec 31, 2025. Data Source: Fiscal.ai. Standard template. Financial Sources.