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Waste Management Inc.
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209.17 (2.33%) 4.88
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Commercial Services and Supplies
Waste Management Inc. through its subsidiaries provides environmental solutions to residential commercial industrial and municipal customers in the United States Canada Western Europe and internationally. It offers collection services including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station recovery facility or disposal site; owns and operates transfer stations; and owns develops and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities that produce renewable electricity and renewable natural gas. It also operates materials processing and commodities recycling services including cardboard paper glass metals plastics construction and demolition materials and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; recycling brokerage services such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition the company collects recyclable food and yard waste as well as markets and sells mulch compost soil amendments and renewable energy; offers remediation and construction and industrial waste services; and manages and markets fly ash. Further it provides Regulated Waste and Compliance Services (RWCS) which offers compliance programs as well as collection processing and disposal of regulated and specialized waste including medical pharmaceutical and hazardous waste; and Secure Information Destruction (SID) services that includes the collection of personal and confidential information for secure destruction and recycling of sorted office paper. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management Inc. in 1998. Waste Management Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Houston Texas.

Quality Checklist 4/8

5Y Shares Out Change < 0%
Net Margin > 10%
Past Net Income CAGR > 0%
Est. EPS Growth > 5%
ROIC > 10%
Debt/Equity < 1
Current Ratio > 1
Quick Ratio > 1
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Market cap: $84.27(B)
EV: $107.46(B)
Total Equity: $9.52(B)
Earnings date: Jan-29-2026
P/E: 32.84
Forward P/E: 27.89
P/FCF: 35.10
P/S: 3.40
P/B: 8.85
EPS: $6.4
EPS (fwd): $7.5
FCF/share: $6.0
Revenue/share: $61.6
Book value/share: $23.6
ROIC: 8.9%
ROA: 6.4%
ROE: 29.3%
Debt/Equity: 2.45
Current Ratio: 0.80
Gross margin: 40.0%
Operating margin: 17.6%
Net margin: 10.3%
Dividend/share: $3.2
Div. yield: 1.54%
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Current Price
$209

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PEvaluation

66% overvalued
Low
$52.9
Mid
$70.5
High
$88.1
Current price
$209.2
Fair P/E
Margin of safety
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Market Model
Shares outstan...ROICRevenue growthDebt/FCFAssets/Liabili...
Economic moat: None/narrow

EPS Estimates

LowAvgHigh#
FY+17.47.57.625
FY+27.88.39.026
FY+38.99.510.422
FY+49.710.210.83
FY+510.510.811.02

Analyst Price Targets

18% undervalued
Low
$198
Mid
$247
High
$270
Current price
$209

Analyst Recommendations

Strong Buy4
Buy14
Hold9
Sell0
Strong Sell0

2-stage DCF

First Stage Duration: 5 Years
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First Stage Growth Rate
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Discounted Cash Flow

Forecast years: 5 Years
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Free cash flow estimates:
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Y+4 est.
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Y+5 est.
0.00%

Discounted Cash Flow (exit mult.)

Forecast years: 5 Years
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Free cash flow estimates:
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Y+2 est.
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Y+3 est.
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Y+4 est.
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Y+5 est.
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Dividend Discount Model

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Forecast Years: 10 Years
Base Revenue
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LowMidHigh
Final P/E Ratio
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TTM Financials

Income (TTM)

RevenueGrossNet
Revenue$24.78(B)
Gross profit$9.91(B)
EBITDA$7.28(B)
Net income$2.56(B)
Gross margin40.0%
Operating margin17.6%
Net margin10.3%
Shares outstanding402.87(M)

Balance sheet

Cash & ST inv.Other ST assetsLong term assetsCurrent liabilitiesLong term debtOther LT liabilitiesEquity
Total assets$45.61(B)
Current assets$4.84(B)
Total liabilities$36.09(B)
Current liabilities$5.74(B)
Cash & Short-term inv.$175.00(M)
Long-term debt$21.19(B)
Total intangibles$17.77(B)
PP&E$20.07(B)

Cash flow (TTM)

CFOCFICFF
FCF$2.40(B)
CapEx$-3.45(B)
Dividends paid$-1.30(B)
Stock issued$65.00(M)
Stock repurchased$-53.00(M)
Stock-based comp.$169.00(M)
Debt issued$28.62(B)
Debt repaid$-23.02(B)

Per share data (TTM)

Price: $209
Revenue: $61.6 (3.4x | 29.4%) Gross profit: $24.6 (8.5x | 11.8%) Earnings: $6.37 (32.8x | 3.0%)
FCF: $5.96 (35.1x | 2.8%) Stock-based Comp.: $0.42 (498.6x | 0.2%) CapEx.: $8.57 (24.4x | 4.1%) Dividend: $3.23 (64.8x | 1.5%)
Total Assets: $113 (1.8x | 54.1%) Total Liabilities: $89.6 (2.3x | 42.8%) Book Value: $23.6 (8.9x | 11.3%) Cash & ST inv.: $0.43 (481.5x | 0.2%) Debt: $52.6 (4.0x | 25.1%)
Earnings FY+1: $7.50 (27.9x | 3.6%) Earnings FY+2: $8.35 (25.1x | 4.0%) Earnings FY+3: $9.49 (22.0x | 4.5%) Earnings FY+4: $10.2 (20.4x | 4.9%) Earnings FY+5: $10.8 (19.5x | 5.1%)
FCF FY+1: $7.07 (29.6x | 3.4%) FCF FY+2: $9.34 (22.4x | 4.5%) FCF FY+3: $10.3 (20.4x | 4.9%) FCF FY+4: $10.9 (19.2x | 5.2%) FCF FY+5: $11.4 (18.4x | 5.4%)

Summary

Growth Estimates

Revenue

CAGR: 5.5%
FY+1FY+2FY+3FY+4FY+5
FY+1$25.28(B)
FY+2(+5.6%)$26.69(B)
FY+3(+5.7%)$28.21(B)
FY+4(+6.4%)$30.01(B)
FY+5(+4.5%)$31.37(B)

Net Income

CAGR: 9.0%
FY+1FY+2FY+3FY+4FY+5
FY+1$3.03(B)
FY+2(+11.0%)$3.37(B)
FY+3(+12.6%)$3.79(B)
FY+4(+8.5%)$4.12(B)
FY+5(+4.0%)$4.28(B)

EPS

CAGR: 9.4%
FY+1FY+2FY+3FY+4FY+5
FY+1$7.50
FY+2(+11.3%)$8.35
FY+3(+13.7%)$9.49
FY+4(+7.9%)$10.24
FY+5(+5.0%)$10.75

FCF per share

CAGR: 12.6%
FY+1FY+2FY+3FY+4FY+5
FY+1$7.07
FY+2(+32.1%)$9.34
FY+3(+9.9%)$10.27
FY+4(+5.9%)$10.87
FY+5(+4.6%)$11.38

Historical Financials

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Q3'20 (TTM)Q3'21 (TTM)Q3'22 (TTM)Q3'23 (TTM)Q3'24 (TTM)Q3'25 (TTM)0.05.0(B)10.0(B)15.0(B)20.0(B)
Revenue Operating Income Net IncomeCOGSGross ProfitTotal OpEx.R&DSG&AInterest ExpenseInterest IncomeOther Non-operating IncomePre-tax incomeIncome tax
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Q3'20 (TTM)Q3'21 (TTM)Q3'22 (TTM)Q3'23 (TTM)Q3'24 (TTM)Q3'25 (TTM)0.0500.0(M)1.0(B)1.5(B)2.0(B)2.5(B)
Stock-based Comp. FCFCFONet IncomeD&AChange in Working CapitalCFFStock IssuedStock RepurchasedDebt IssuedDebt RepaidDividend PaidCFIAcquisitionsDivestituresCapital Expenditures
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Q3'20 (TTM)Q3'21 (TTM)Q3'22 (TTM)Q3'23 (TTM)Q3'24 (TTM)Q3'25 (TTM)0.010.0(B)20.0(B)30.0(B)40.0(B)
Total Assets Total LiabilitiesCurrent assetsCash and EquivalentsShort-term investmentsInventoriesReceivablesNon-current assetsNet PP&EIntangible AssetsGoodwillCurrent liabilitiesShort-Term DebtAccounts payableNon-current liabilitiesLong-Term DebtTotal Equity
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Q3'20 (TTM)Q3'21 (TTM)Q3'22 (TTM)Q3'23 (TTM)Q3'24 (TTM)Q3'25 (TTM)0.01.02.03.04.05.06.0
EPS (Basic) FCF/Share Dividend/ShareEPS (Diluted)Book value/ShareCash & ST inv./ShareDebt/Share
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Q3'20 (TTM)Q3'21 (TTM)Q3'22 (TTM)Q3'23 (TTM)Q3'24 (TTM)Q3'25 (TTM)0.010.020.030.040.0
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Net Income Margin Operating Margin Gross MarginEBITDA MarginFCF Margin
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Q3'20 (TTM)Q3'21 (TTM)Q3'22 (TTM)Q3'23 (TTM)Q3'24 (TTM)Q3'25 (TTM)0%2%4%6%8%10%
ROIC ROAROCEROE
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Q3'20 (TTM)Q3'21 (TTM)Q3'22 (TTM)Q3'23 (TTM)Q3'24 (TTM)Q3'25 (TTM)0.0100.0(M)200.0(M)300.0(M)400.0(M)
Shares (Basic)Shares (Diluted)
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Q3'20 (TTM)Q3'21 (TTM)Q3'22 (TTM)Q3'23 (TTM)Q3'24 (TTM)Q3'25 (TTM)0.020.0(B)40.0(B)60.0(B)80.0(B)
Market Cap.

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Ownership

Major holders

*Excludes indirect insider ownership

Insiders: 0.26%
Institutions: 84.01%
Other: 15.73%

Institutional ownership

9.54% Vanguard Group Inc8.00% Gates Foundation Trust7.39% Blackrock Inc.4.58% State Street Corporati...2.20% Geode Capital Manageme...1.86% Morgan Stanley1.39% Parnassus Investments,...1.34% Ameriprise Financial, ...1.15% NORGES BANK0.98% Northern Trust Corpora...45.58% Others

Trading Summary

In the past year, insiders have bought $392840 worth of the company's stock, and sold $42.76(M).

Congress members have bought between $33005 - $145000 worth of the company's stock, and sold between $9009 - $135000.

Insider transactions

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$225202025-09$0.00
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$6.87(M)2025-03$0.00
$14.73(M)2025-02$0.00
$1.21(M)2025-01$0.00
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DateSharesTotal ($)Price ($)NameTitle
Grant2025-11-032,62800.0REED DAVID L.Chief Financial Officer
Buy2025-11-032,000392,840196.4MENKE SEAN EDWARDDirector
Sell2025-09-0410022,520225.2STITH KIMBERLY G.Officer
Grant2025-09-029,13000.0HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Grant2025-07-15696158,302227.4BENE THOMAS LDirector
Grant2025-07-15696158,302227.4SYLVESTER MARYROSE TDirector
Grant2025-07-15696158,302227.4GLUSKI ANDRES RICARDODirector
Grant2025-07-15696158,302227.4CHINN BRUCE E.Director
Grant2025-07-15696158,302227.4HOLT VICTORIA MDirector
Grant2025-07-15696158,302227.4PLUMMER WILLIAM BDirector
Grant2025-07-151,063241,774227.4MAZZARELLA KATHLEEN M.Director
Grant2025-07-15696158,302227.4MENKE SEAN EDWARDDirector
Sell2025-05-301,941465,840240.0CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Grant2025-05-3015,0721,670,128110.8BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Grant2025-05-302,319256,968110.8CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Sell2025-05-2757,88813,740,429237.4RANKIN DEVINA AChief Financial Officer
Sell2025-05-27674159,610236.8CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Grant2025-05-2781880,89998.9CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Grant2025-05-2779,18310,440,850131.9RANKIN DEVINA AChief Financial Officer
Grant2025-05-204,58500.0MORRIS JOHN J JR.President
Grant2025-05-2053,4296,685,700125.1HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Sell2025-05-0223,7955,551,859233.3MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Grant2025-05-0230,6364,511,503147.3MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Sell2025-03-0719,1534,303,896224.7MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Sell2025-03-071,251282,626225.9CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Grant2025-03-0719,8052,973,028150.1FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Sell2025-03-06928212,540229.0CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Sell2025-03-054,126941,182228.1RANKIN DEVINA AChief Financial Officer
Sell2025-03-053,094705,772228.1HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Sell2025-03-051,547352,886228.1WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Sell2025-03-034310,097234.8SMITH DONALD JOfficer
Sell2025-03-034711,034234.8CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Sell2025-03-034510,567234.8DESANTIS CHRISTOPHER POfficer
Sell2025-03-0312429,134235.0VARKEY JOHNSONChief Technology Officer
Sell2025-03-036214,556234.8STITH KIMBERLY G.Officer
Grant2025-03-0322,0633,213,917145.7FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Grant2025-02-2572700.0CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Sell2025-02-2444,40510,143,621228.4FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Sell2025-02-245,7321,304,098227.5WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Grant2025-02-2411,5941,284,731110.8WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Sell2025-02-074,000903,562225.9CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Sell2025-02-045,8261,294,071222.1RANKIN DEVINA AChief Financial Officer
Sell2025-02-0431870,892222.9VARKEY JOHNSONOfficer
Sell2025-02-044,5761,016,421222.1HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Sell2025-01-31693152,870220.6BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Sell2025-01-31693152,869220.6MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Sell2025-01-31693152,855220.6RANKIN DEVINA AChief Financial Officer
Sell2025-01-31693152,758220.4CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Sell2025-01-3119142,062220.2SMITH DONALD JOfficer
Sell2025-01-3120946,095220.6CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Sell2025-01-3120044,072220.4DESANTIS CHRISTOPHER POfficer
Sell2025-01-31560123,260220.1VARKEY JOHNSONChief Technology Officer
Sell2025-01-3118741,147220.0STITH KIMBERLY G.Officer
Sell2025-01-31693152,744220.4HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Sell2025-01-31693152,630220.2WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Grant2025-01-3072,09215,768,251218.7FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Grant2025-01-3021,4224,685,506218.7MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer
Grant2025-01-3018,1253,964,372218.7RANKIN DEVINA AChief Financial Officer
Grant2025-01-3014,0073,063,667218.7HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Grant2025-01-3014,0073,063,667218.7BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Grant2025-01-301,390304,026218.7CARROLL JOHN AOfficer
Grant2025-01-301,329290,684218.7DESANTIS CHRISTOPHER POfficer
Grant2025-01-303,706810,591218.7VARKEY JOHNSONChief Technology Officer
Grant2025-01-301,235270,124218.7STITH KIMBERLY G.Officer
Grant2025-01-309,0621,982,077218.7WATSON MICHAEL J.Officer
Grant2025-01-3014,0073,063,667218.7CARRASCO RAFAELOfficer
Grant2025-01-301,266276,905218.7SMITH DONALD JOfficer
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8BENE THOMAS LDirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8SYLVESTER MARYROSE TDirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8GLUSKI ANDRES RICARDODirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8CHINN BRUCE E.Director
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8HOLT VICTORIA MDirector
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8PLUMMER WILLIAM BDirector
Grant2025-01-15674140,040207.8MAZZARELLA KATHLEEN M.Director
Grant2025-01-1543389,967207.8MENKE SEAN EDWARDDirector
Grant2024-12-0571400.0HEMMER TARA JOfficer
Grant2024-12-051,67000.0RANKIN DEVINA AChief Financial Officer
Grant2024-11-278,458836,47998.9BOETTCHER CHARLES COfficer
Grant2024-11-2619,8052,973,028150.1FISH JAMES C JRChief Executive Officer
Grant2024-11-2113,9071,752,352126.0MORRIS JOHN J JR.Chief Operating Officer

Congressional trading

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DatePoliticianPartyChamberAmount ($)
Sell2025-05-15Rob BresnahanRHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Sell2025-04-07Julie JohnsonDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Sell2025-04-04Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Sell2025-04-04Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Sell2025-04-04Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Sell2025-04-04Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Sell2025-04-04Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Sell2025-04-04Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Sell2025-04-04Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Buy2025-03-06Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Buy2025-02-19Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Buy2024-11-15Ro KhannaDHouse$1,001 - $15,000
Buy2024-11-12Ro KhannaDHouse$15,001 - $50,000
Buy2024-11-12Ro KhannaDHouse$15,001 - $50,000

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