Waste Management, Inc.
General ticker "WM" information:
- Sector: Industrials
- Industry: Waste Management
- Capitalization: $89.7B (TTM average)
Waste Management, Inc. does not follow the US Stock Market performance with the rate: -14.3%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.4%: low 239.59$, high 246.54$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2025-12-05, amount 0.82$ (Y1.33%)
- Total employees count: 61700 (+28.5%) as of 2024
- US accounted for 95.7% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-12-31
- Top business risk factors: Strategic risks and growth management, Operational and conduct risks, Supply chain disruptions, Regulatory and compliance, Economic downturns and volatility
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [166.16$, 237.52$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [172.83$, 244.88$]
Financial Metrics affecting the WM estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 29.3 at the end of fiscal year the price was high
- Positive: 7.67 < Operating profit margin, % of 18.28
- Positive: 6.64 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 6.82
- Positive: 1.87 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 5.58
- Positive: 19.40 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 21.80 <= 42.68
- Negative: Inventory ratio change, % of 2.07 > 0.80
- Positive: Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of 0 <= 0
- Positive: Interest expense per share per price, % of 1.03 <= 3.28
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Long-term WM plot with estimates
Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $20,426.00MM | $22,063.00MM | $25,204.00MM |
| Operating Expenses | $16,603.00MM | $17,914.00MM | $20,597.00MM |
| Operating Income | $3,823.00MM | $4,149.00MM | $4,607.00MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-802.00MM | $-691.00MM | $-1,181.00MM |
| Interest Expense | $500.00MM | $598.00MM | $912.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $3,021.00MM | $3,458.00MM | $3,426.00MM |
| Taxes | $745.00MM | $713.00MM | $717.00MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $2,304.00MM | $2,746.00MM | $2,708.00MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $6,903.00MM | $8,252.00MM | $9,990.00MM |
| Inventory | $173.00MM | $206.00MM | $0.00MM |
| Assets | $32,823.00MM | $44,567.00MM | $45,835.00MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $4,719.00MM | $5,390.00MM | $6,043.00MM |
| Capital expenditure | $2,895.00MM | $3,231.00MM | $3,227.00MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-3,091.00MM | $-10,601.00MM | $-3,566.00MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-1,524.00MM | $5,155.00MM | $-2,673.00MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $5.69 | $6.84 | $6.72 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.