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About Waste Management

WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and medical waste services in the United States, operating 262 active landfills, about 506 solid and medical waste transfer stations, and 105 recycling facilities. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and medical end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.

Ticker

$WM

Sector

Business services

Primary listing

NYSE

Employees

61,700

Waste Management Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$91B
33.38
$6.74
0.64
$3.15
1.47%

What the Analysts think about Waste Management

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Waste Management stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Second-quarter revenue grew 19% year-over-year to $6.43 billion, driven by 7.1% core price increases and 4.1% collection and disposal yield gains, demonstrating strong pricing power (Investing.com)
WM raised free cash flow guidance by $125 million to $2.8–2.9 billion, reflecting tax policy tailwinds from restored 100% bonus depreciation and operational efficiency improvements (Investing.com)
Landfill capacity constraints and high barriers to entry create durable competitive advantages and support long-term pricing power, with integrated players like WM poised to benefit from tightening landfill supply (Barron's)
Declining recycled-commodity prices forced WM to lower full-year revenue guidance to $25.275–25.475 billion, reflecting pressure on its low-margin recycling brokerage business (WM Investor Release)
Higher cash interest expense driven by funding of the Stericycle acquisition increased financing costs, reducing net cash provided by operating activities and weighing on free cash flow growth (WM Investor Release)
WM Healthcare Solutions segment remains unprofitable in early integration and incurred significant depreciation, amortization and integration expenses, delaying anticipated synergy benefits (SEC 10-Q)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Sept 2025.

Waste Management Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

Waste Management Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
-
Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
-
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