Waste Management, Inc. (WM)

Waste Management Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 19 analysts that cover Waste Management stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $253.95, which forecasts a 11.98% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $230 and the highest is $270.

Price Target: $253.95 (+11.98%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$230	$253.95	$256	$270
Change	+1.42%	+11.98%	+12.88%	+19.05%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Waste Management stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	8	7	7	6	7	7
Buy	6	5	7	7	7	7
Hold	8	8	7	6	6	6
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	22	20	21	19	20	20

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
James Schumm TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Strong Buy Maintains $265 → $270	Strong Buy	Maintains	$265 → $270	+19.05%	Jan 30, 2026
Sabahat Khan RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $223 → $235	Hold	Maintains	$223 → $235	+3.62%	Jan 30, 2026
Noah Kaye Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy Maintains $263 → $264	Buy	Maintains	$263 → $264	+16.41%	Jan 30, 2026
Jerry Revich Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $246 → $250	Buy	Maintains	$246 → $250	+10.23%	Jan 30, 2026
Shlomo Rosenbaum Stifel	Stifel	Strong Buy Maintains $236 → $252	Strong Buy	Maintains	$236 → $252	+11.12%	Jan 30, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

27.46B

Increased by 8.95%

from 25.20B

Revenue Next Year

28.99B

Increased by 5.57%

from 27.46B

EPS This Year

8.60

Increased by 28.30%

from 6.70

EPS Next Year

9.83

Increased by 14.30%

from 8.60

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	17.93B	19.70B	20.43B	22.06B	25.20B	27.46B	28.99B
Revenue Growth	17.83%	9.85%	3.70%	8.01%	14.24%	8.95%	5.57%
EPS	4.29	5.39	5.66	6.81	6.70	8.60	9.83
EPS Growth	21.88%	25.64%	5.01%	20.32%	-1.62%	28.30%	14.30%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	26.38	23.08
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	32	29

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	28.5B	30.3B
Avg	27.5B	29.0B
Low	25.6B	26.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	13.2%	10.5%
Avg	8.9%	5.6%
Low	1.8%	-2.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	9.44	10.90
Avg	8.60	9.83
Low	7.60	8.76

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	40.8%	26.8%
Avg	28.3%	14.3%
Low	13.4%	1.9%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.