waste management inc. - WM

WM

Close Chg Chg %
224.92 0.22 0.10%

Open Market

225.14

+0.22 (0.10%)

Volume: 131.42K

Last Updated:

Feb 10, 2025, 10:44 AM EDT

Company Overview: waste management inc. - WM

WM Key Data

Open

$225.09

Day Range

223.58 - 225.38

52 Week Range

187.48 - 230.38

Market Cap

$90.27B

Shares Outstanding

401.37M

Public Float

398.70M

Beta

0.79

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

33.03

EPS

$6.84

Yield

133.39%

Dividend

$0.75

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 6, 2024

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.82M

 

WM Performance

1 Week
 
2.11%
 
1 Month
 
8.52%
 
3 Months
 
0.35%
 
1 Year
 
19.09%
 
5 Years
 
81.51%
 

WM Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 24
Full Ratings ➔

About waste management inc. - WM

Waste Management, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of waste management environmental services. It operates through the following segments: Collection and Disposal-East Tier (East Tier), Collection and Disposal-West Tier (West Tier), Recycling Processing and Sales, WM Renewable Energy, and Corporate and Other. The East Tier segment includes the Eastern United States, the Great Lakes Region, and Canada. The West Tier segment refers to the upper Midwest region and British Columbia, Canada. The Recycling Processing and Sales segment focuses on the processing and sales of materials collected from residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The WM Renewable Energy segment develops, operates, and promotes projects for landfill gas use. The Corporate and Other segment relates to its corporate office activities. The company was founded on September 30, 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

WM At a Glance

Waste Management, Inc.
800 Capitol Street
Houston, Texas 77002-2925
Phone 1-713-512-6200 Revenue 22.06B
Industry Environmental Services Net Income 2.75B
Sector Industrial Services 2024 Sales Growth 8.014%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees N/A
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WM Valuation

P/E Current 33.028
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 29.631
Price to Sales Ratio 3.69
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 15.102
Enterprise Value to EBITDA N/A
Enterprise Value to Sales N/A
Total Debt to Enterprise Value N/A

WM Efficiency

Revenue/Employee N/A
Income Per Employee N/A
Receivables Turnover N/A
Total Asset Turnover N/A

WM Liquidity

Current Ratio N/A
Quick Ratio N/A
Cash Ratio N/A

WM Profitability

Gross Margin 29.067
Operating Margin 18.805
Pretax Margin 15.673
Net Margin 12.446
Return on Assets N/A
Return on Equity N/A
Return on Total Capital N/A
Return on Invested Capital N/A

WM Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity N/A
Total Debt to Total Capital N/A
Total Debt to Total Assets N/A
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital N/A
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Annual Financials for Waste Management Inc. - WM

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
17.93B 19.70B 20.43B 22.06B
Sales Growth
+17.83% +9.85% +3.70% +8.01%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
13.11B 14.33B 14.68B 15.65B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
2.11B 2.15B 2.20B 2.27B
Depreciation
- 1.97B 2.02B 2.07B
Amortization of Intangibles
- 143.00M 129.00M 129.00M
COGS Growth
+19.05% +9.32% +2.41% +6.63%
Gross Income
4.82B 5.37B 5.75B 6.41B
Gross Income Growth
+14.62% +11.30% +7.14% +11.55%
Gross Profit Margin
+26.89% +27.24% +28.15% +29.07%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.81B 1.93B 1.93B 2.26B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.81B 1.93B 1.93B 2.26B
SGA Growth
+4.92% +6.34% -0.10% +17.55%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
307.00M 78.00M 248.00M 11.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
2.70B 3.36B 3.58B 4.14B
Non Operating Income/Expense
13.00M (64.00M) (54.00M) (82.00M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
(36.00M) (67.00M) (60.00M) 4.00M
Interest Expense
365.00M 378.00M 500.00M 598.00M
Interest Expense Growth
-14.12% +3.56% +32.28% +19.60%
Gross Interest Expense
378.00M 407.00M 563.00M 598.00M
Interest Capitalized
- 13.00M 29.00M 63.00M
Pretax Income
2.35B 2.92B 3.02B 3.46B
Pretax Income Growth
+24.09% +24.22% +3.53% +14.47%
Pretax Margin
+13.10% +14.81% +14.79% +15.67%
Income Tax
532.00M 678.00M 745.00M 713.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 568.00M 586.00M 628.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- 41.00M 43.00M 34.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- (77.00M) 50.00M 75.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - (1.00M) 8.00M
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
(36.00M) (67.00M) (60.00M) 4.00M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.82B 2.24B 2.28B 2.75B
Minority Interest Expense
1.00M 2.00M (28.00M) (1.00M)
Net Income
1.82B 2.24B 2.30B 2.75B
Net Income Growth
+21.39% +23.24% +2.95% +19.18%
Net Margin Growth
+10.13% +11.36% +11.28% +12.45%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.82B 2.24B 2.30B 2.75B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.82B 2.24B 2.30B 2.75B
EPS (Basic)
4.3197 5.4215 5.6903 6.8394
EPS (Basic) Growth
+22.14% +25.51% +4.96% +20.19%
Basic Shares Outstanding
420.40M 412.80M 404.90M 401.50M
EPS (Diluted)
4.2942 5.3928 5.6623 6.81
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+22.02% +25.58% +5.00% +20.27%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
422.90M 415.00M 406.90M 403.40M
EBITDA
5.12B 5.59B 6.02B 6.42B
EBITDA Growth
+20.37% +9.18% +7.80% +6.51%
EBITDA Margin
+28.54% +28.37% +29.49% +29.08%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 239.842
Number of Ratings 24 Current Quarters Estimate 1.693
FY Report Date 03 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 7.634
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.70 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 7.23 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 8.695
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 20 20 21 21
Mean Estimate 1.69 1.91 7.63 8.69
High Estimates 1.86 2.01 8.12 9.25
Low Estimate 1.50 1.77 6.57 7.55
Coefficient of Variance 6.45 4.25 4.70 5.00

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 11 11 10
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 2
HOLD 10 11 11
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Waste Management Inc. - WM

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jan 17, 2025 Kathleen M. Mazzarella Director 15,899 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 3,303,494.22
Jan 17, 2025 William B. Plummer Director 2,474 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 514,047.72
Jan 17, 2025 Bruce E. Chinn Director 2,172 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 451,298.16
Jan 17, 2025 Sean E. Menke Director 4,618 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 959,528.04
Jan 17, 2025 Maryrose T. Sylvester Director 4,308 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 895,116.24
Jan 17, 2025 Victoria M. Holt Director 22,324 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 4,638,480.72
Jan 17, 2025 Andrés Ricardo Gluski Weilert Director 16,826 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $207.78 per share 3,496,106.28
Dec 3, 2024 Charles C. Boettcher EVP, Chief Legal Officer 42,618 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $98.9 per share 4,214,920.20
Dec 3, 2024 Charles C. Boettcher EVP, Chief Legal Officer 37,077 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $229.25 per share 8,499,902.25
Dec 3, 2024 Charles C. Boettcher EVP, Chief Legal Officer N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jul 17, 2024 Michael J. Watson Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer 44,144 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $220 per share 9,711,680.00
Jul 17, 2024 Thomas L. Bené Director 997 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $215.06 per share 214,414.82
Jun 11, 2024 Michael J. Watson Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer 45,644 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $204.07 per share 9,314,571.08
Mar 6, 2024 John J. Morris EVP & Chief Operation Officer 13,721 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Rafael Carrasco SVP of Enterprise Strategy 9,302 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Kelly Rooney SVP Chief People Officer 6,977 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Donald J Smith Sr. VP - Operations 9,302 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 James C. Fish Pres, Chief Executive Officer 45,349 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Tara J. Hemmer SVP & Chief Sustainability Off 9,302 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Devina A. Rankin EVP & CFO 10,698 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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