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Waste Management, Inc.

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$223.16

Current Price
Previous Close $222.24
Open $222.78
Day High $223.28
Day Low $220.66
Volume 2,153,397
Fetched: 2026-02-03T10:35:59
Stock Information
Quarterly Dividend / Yield $3.30 / 1.48%
Shares Outstanding 402.87M
Total Debt $22.91B
Cash Equivalents $201.00M
Revenue $25.20B
Net Income $2.71B
Sector Industrials
Industry Waste Management
Market Cap $89.90B
P/E Ratio 33.36
EPS (TTM) $6.69
Exchange NYQ
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📊 Custom Metrics & Score
Score: 4/42
Debt to Equity 2.90
Current Ratio 0.76
Quick Ratio 0.66
Avg Revenue Growth 5.76%
Avg FCF Growth -2.82%
FCF Yield 2.40%
Score Explanation: The perfect score is 42/42 based on debt levels, profitability, growth rates, and cash flow metrics. FCF Yield is weighted most heavily as it shows what return the business currently generates.
Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-02-02 $223.16 2,157,700
2026-01-30 $222.24 2,878,000
2026-01-29 $223.13 4,107,000
2026-01-28 $231.60 3,086,700
2026-01-27 $231.34 2,310,000
2026-01-26 $230.25 2,106,000
2026-01-23 $229.23 1,659,300
2026-01-22 $229.00 2,766,000
2026-01-21 $226.49 3,847,400
2026-01-20 $221.30 1,900,300
2026-01-16 $221.23 1,885,500
2026-01-15 $219.86 1,650,200
2026-01-14 $218.79 1,839,500
2026-01-13 $216.18 1,765,100
2026-01-12 $218.57 2,019,100
2026-01-09 $220.91 1,992,300
2026-01-08 $217.86 1,800,300
2026-01-07 $215.97 1,804,000
2026-01-06 $219.08 1,818,700
2026-01-05 $219.44 2,180,300
About Waste Management, Inc.

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.

Income Statement (Annual)
Revenue
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue - $13,383,000,000 $12,606,000,000 $12,294,000,000
Cost Of Revenue - $13,383,000,000 $12,606,000,000 $12,294,000,000
Total Revenue - $22,063,000,000 $20,426,000,000 $19,698,000,000
Operating Revenue - $22,063,000,000 $20,426,000,000 $19,698,000,000
Expenses
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Interest Expense - $598,000,000 $500,000,000 $378,000,000
Total Expenses - $17,914,000,000 $16,603,000,000 $16,270,000,000
Other Income Expense - $-93,000,000 $-302,000,000 $-132,000,000
Other Non Operating Income Expenses - $-4,000,000 $6,000,000 $-2,000,000
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense - $-598,000,000 $-500,000,000 $-378,000,000
Interest Expense Non Operating - $598,000,000 $500,000,000 $378,000,000
Operating Expense - $4,531,000,000 $3,997,000,000 $3,976,000,000
General And Administrative Expense - $2,213,000,000 $1,870,000,000 $1,888,000,000
Income & Earnings
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest - $2,746,000,000 $2,304,000,000 $2,238,000,000
Net Interest Income - $-598,000,000 $-500,000,000 $-378,000,000
Normalized Income - $2,819,823,400 $2,490,843,200 $2,286,358,800
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation - $2,746,000,000 $2,304,000,000 $2,238,000,000
Total Operating Income As Reported - $4,063,000,000 $3,575,000,000 $3,365,000,000
Net Income Common Stockholders - $2,746,000,000 $2,304,000,000 $2,238,000,000
Net Income - $2,746,000,000 $2,304,000,000 $2,238,000,000
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests - $2,745,000,000 $2,276,000,000 $2,240,000,000
Net Income Continuous Operations - $2,745,000,000 $2,276,000,000 $2,240,000,000
Pretax Income - $3,458,000,000 $3,021,000,000 $2,918,000,000
Special Income Charges - $-93,000,000 $-248,000,000 $-63,000,000
Earnings From Equity Interest - $4,000,000 $-60,000,000 $-67,000,000
Operating Income - $4,149,000,000 $3,823,000,000 $3,428,000,000
Depreciation Amortization Depletion Income Statement - $2,267,000,000 $2,071,000,000 $2,038,000,000
Depreciation And Amortization In Income Statement - $2,267,000,000 $2,071,000,000 $2,038,000,000
Amortization Of Intangibles Income Statement - $180,000,000 $129,000,000 $129,000,000
Depreciation Income Statement - $2,087,000,000 $1,942,000,000 $1,909,000,000
Gross Profit - $8,680,000,000 $7,820,000,000 $7,404,000,000
Depletion Income Statement - - $745,000,000 -
Per Share Metrics
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Diluted EPS $6.70 $6.81 $5.66 $5.39
Basic EPS $6.72 $6.84 $5.69 $5.42
Other
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Diluted Average Shares $404,200,000 $403,400,000 $406,900,000 $415,000,000
Basic Average Shares $402,700,000 $401,500,000 $404,900,000 $412,800,000
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items - $-19,176,600 $-61,156,800 $-14,641,200
Tax Rate For Calcs - $0 $0 $0
Normalized EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) - $6,416,000,000 $5,840,000,000 $5,397,000,000
Total Unusual Items - $-93,000,000 $-248,000,000 $-63,000,000
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill - $-93,000,000 $-248,000,000 $-63,000,000
Reconciled Depreciation - $2,267,000,000 $2,071,000,000 $2,038,000,000
EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) - $6,323,000,000 $5,592,000,000 $5,334,000,000
EBIT - $4,056,000,000 $3,521,000,000 $3,296,000,000
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders - $2,746,000,000 $2,304,000,000 $2,238,000,000
Minority Interests - $1,000,000 $28,000,000 $-2,000,000
Tax Provision - $713,000,000 $745,000,000 $678,000,000
Gain On Sale Of Business - $26,000,000 $0 $5,000,000
Other Special Charges - $25,000,000 $-32,000,000 $17,000,000
Impairment Of Capital Assets - $90,000,000 $275,000,000 $50,000,000
Restructuring And Mergern Acquisition - $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $1,000,000
Provision For Doubtful Accounts - $51,000,000 $56,000,000 $50,000,000
Amortization - $180,000,000 $129,000,000 $129,000,000
Selling General And Administration - $2,213,000,000 $1,870,000,000 $1,888,000,000
Other Gand A - $813,000,000 $665,000,000 $693,000,000
Salaries And Wages - $1,400,000,000 $1,205,000,000 $1,195,000,000
Fetched: 2026-02-02
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Assets
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Net Tangible Assets $-9,374,000,000 $-3,129,000,000 $-3,301,000,000 $-2,802,000,000
Total Assets $44,567,000,000 $32,823,000,000 $31,367,000,000 $29,097,000,000
Total Non Current Assets $39,793,000,000 $29,038,000,000 $27,816,000,000 $26,028,000,000
Other Non Current Assets $1,981,000,000 $1,432,000,000 $1,369,000,000 $1,251,000,000
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets $17,626,000,000 $10,032,000,000 $10,150,000,000 $9,926,000,000
Other Intangible Assets $4,188,000,000 $778,000,000 $827,000,000 $898,000,000
Current Assets $4,774,000,000 $3,804,000,000 $3,551,000,000 $3,069,000,000
Other Current Assets $467,000,000 $303,000,000 $284,000,000 $270,000,000
Inventory $206,000,000 $173,000,000 $164,000,000 $135,000,000
Receivables $3,687,000,000 $2,870,000,000 $2,752,000,000 $2,546,000,000
Other Receivables $415,000,000 $237,000,000 $291,000,000 $268,000,000
Accounts Receivable $3,272,000,000 $2,633,000,000 $2,461,000,000 $2,278,000,000
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable $-165,000,000 $-30,000,000 $-26,000,000 $-25,000,000
Gross Accounts Receivable $3,437,000,000 $2,663,000,000 $2,487,000,000 $2,303,000,000
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments $414,000,000 $458,000,000 $351,000,000 $118,000,000
Cash And Cash Equivalents $414,000,000 $458,000,000 $351,000,000 $118,000,000
Debt
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Net Debt $23,486,000,000 $15,771,000,000 $14,633,000,000 $13,287,000,000
Total Debt $23,900,000,000 $16,229,000,000 $14,984,000,000 $13,405,000,000
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $22,541,000,000 $15,895,000,000 $14,570,000,000 $12,697,000,000
Long Term Debt $22,541,000,000 $15,895,000,000 $14,570,000,000 $12,697,000,000
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $1,359,000,000 $334,000,000 $414,000,000 $708,000,000
Current Debt $1,359,000,000 $334,000,000 $414,000,000 $708,000,000
Liabilities
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $36,313,000,000 $25,927,000,000 $24,503,000,000 $21,971,000,000
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest $30,055,000,000 $21,701,000,000 $20,109,000,000 $17,889,000,000
Other Non Current Liabilities $1,651,000,000 $1,092,000,000 $1,106,000,000 $1,125,000,000
Non Current Deferred Liabilities $2,815,000,000 $1,826,000,000 $1,733,000,000 $1,694,000,000
Non Current Deferred Taxes Liabilities $2,815,000,000 $1,826,000,000 $1,733,000,000 $1,694,000,000
Current Liabilities $6,258,000,000 $4,226,000,000 $4,394,000,000 $4,082,000,000
Current Deferred Liabilities $673,000,000 $578,000,000 $589,000,000 $571,000,000
Payables And Accrued Expenses $4,226,000,000 $3,314,000,000 $3,391,000,000 $2,803,000,000
Payables $2,046,000,000 $1,709,000,000 $1,766,000,000 $1,375,000,000
Accounts Payable $2,046,000,000 $1,709,000,000 $1,766,000,000 $1,375,000,000
Equity
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Common Stock Equity $8,252,000,000 $6,903,000,000 $6,849,000,000 $7,124,000,000
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $8,254,000,000 $6,896,000,000 $6,864,000,000 $7,126,000,000
Stockholders Equity $8,252,000,000 $6,903,000,000 $6,849,000,000 $7,124,000,000
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings $-115,000,000 $-37,000,000 $-69,000,000 $17,000,000
Other Equity Adjustments $-115,000,000 $-37,000,000 $-69,000,000 $17,000,000
Retained Earnings $15,858,000,000 $14,334,000,000 $13,167,000,000 $12,004,000,000
Long Term Equity Investment $846,000,000 $606,000,000 $578,000,000 $432,000,000
Other
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Treasury Shares Number $228,788,284 $228,827,218 $222,396,166 $214,158,636
Ordinary Shares Number $401,494,177 $401,455,243 $407,886,295 $416,123,825
Share Issued $630,282,461 $630,282,461 $630,282,461 $630,282,461
Tangible Book Value $-9,374,000,000 $-3,129,000,000 $-3,301,000,000 $-2,802,000,000
Invested Capital $32,152,000,000 $23,132,000,000 $21,833,000,000 $20,529,000,000
Working Capital $-1,484,000,000 $-422,000,000 $-843,000,000 $-1,013,000,000
Total Capitalization $30,793,000,000 $22,798,000,000 $21,419,000,000 $19,821,000,000
Minority Interest $2,000,000 $-7,000,000 $15,000,000 $2,000,000
Treasury Stock $12,993,000,000 $12,751,000,000 $11,569,000,000 $10,072,000,000
Additional Paid In Capital $5,496,000,000 $5,351,000,000 $5,314,000,000 $5,169,000,000
Capital Stock $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000
Common Stock $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000
Long Term Provisions $3,048,000,000 $2,888,000,000 $2,700,000,000 $2,373,000,000
Current Deferred Revenue $673,000,000 $578,000,000 $589,000,000 $571,000,000
Current Accrued Expenses $2,180,000,000 $1,605,000,000 $1,625,000,000 $1,428,000,000
Investments And Advances $846,000,000 $606,000,000 $578,000,000 $432,000,000
Goodwill $13,438,000,000 $9,254,000,000 $9,323,000,000 $9,028,000,000
Net PPE $19,340,000,000 $16,968,000,000 $15,719,000,000 $14,419,000,000
Accumulated Depreciation $-23,777,000,000 $-22,826,000,000 $-21,627,000,000 $-20,537,000,000
Gross PPE $43,117,000,000 $39,794,000,000 $37,346,000,000 $34,956,000,000
Other Properties $3,369,000,000 $3,104,000,000 $3,021,000,000 $2,807,000,000
Machinery Furniture Equipment $13,392,000,000 $12,179,000,000 $11,238,000,000 $10,141,000,000
Buildings And Improvements $5,210,000,000 $4,266,000,000 $3,809,000,000 $3,542,000,000
Land And Improvements $21,146,000,000 $20,245,000,000 $19,278,000,000 $18,466,000,000
Properties $0 $0 $0 $0
Raw Materials $206,000,000 $173,000,000 $164,000,000 $135,000,000
Fetched: 2026-02-02
Cash Flow Statement (Annual)
Free Cash Flow
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Free Cash Flow $2,159,000,000 $1,824,000,000 $1,949,000,000 $2,434,000,000
Operating Activities
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Operating Cash Flow $5,390,000,000 $4,719,000,000 $4,536,000,000 $4,338,000,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities $5,390,000,000 $4,719,000,000 $4,536,000,000 $4,338,000,000
Operating Gains Losses $-17,000,000 $93,000,000 $108,000,000 $217,000,000
Investing Activities
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Capital Expenditure $-3,231,000,000 $-2,895,000,000 $-2,587,000,000 $-1,904,000,000
Investing Cash Flow $-10,601,000,000 $-3,091,000,000 $-3,063,000,000 $-1,894,000,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities $-10,601,000,000 $-3,091,000,000 $-3,063,000,000 $-1,894,000,000
Net Other Investing Changes $-40,000,000 $-104,000,000 $-126,000,000 $-11,000,000
Capital Expenditure Reported $-3,231,000,000 $-2,895,000,000 $-2,587,000,000 $-1,904,000,000
Financing Activities
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Repurchase Of Capital Stock $-262,000,000 $-1,302,000,000 $-1,500,000,000 $-1,350,000,000
Financing Cash Flow $5,155,000,000 $-1,524,000,000 $-1,216,000,000 $-2,900,000,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities $5,155,000,000 $-1,524,000,000 $-1,216,000,000 $-2,900,000,000
Net Other Financing Charges $-134,000,000 $-42,000,000 $-43,000,000 $-190,000,000
Cash Dividends Paid $-1,210,000,000 $-1,136,000,000 $-1,077,000,000 $-970,000,000
Common Stock Dividend Paid $-1,210,000,000 $-1,136,000,000 $-1,077,000,000 $-970,000,000
Net Common Stock Issuance $-262,000,000 $-1,302,000,000 $-1,500,000,000 $-1,350,000,000
Other
Metric 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Repayment Of Debt $-17,870,000,000 $-20,394,000,000 $-7,328,000,000 $-8,404,000,000
Issuance Of Debt $24,578,000,000 $21,306,000,000 $8,688,000,000 $7,948,000,000
Interest Paid Supplemental Data $530,000,000 $447,000,000 $348,000,000 $387,000,000
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data $656,000,000 $636,000,000 $736,000,000 $370,000,000
End Cash Position $487,000,000 $552,000,000 $445,000,000 $194,000,000
Beginning Cash Position $552,000,000 $445,000,000 $194,000,000 $648,000,000
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes $-9,000,000 $3,000,000 $-6,000,000 $2,000,000
Changes In Cash $-56,000,000 $104,000,000 $257,000,000 $-456,000,000
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised $53,000,000 $44,000,000 $44,000,000 $66,000,000
Common Stock Payments $-262,000,000 $-1,302,000,000 $-1,500,000,000 $-1,350,000,000
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt $6,708,000,000 $912,000,000 $1,360,000,000 $-456,000,000
Net Long Term Debt Issuance $6,708,000,000 $912,000,000 $1,360,000,000 $-456,000,000
Long Term Debt Payments $-17,870,000,000 $-20,394,000,000 $-7,328,000,000 $-8,404,000,000
Long Term Debt Issuance $24,578,000,000 $21,306,000,000 $8,688,000,000 $7,948,000,000
Net Business Purchase And Sale $-7,330,000,000 $-92,000,000 $-350,000,000 $21,000,000
Sale Of Business $158,000,000 $78,000,000 $27,000,000 $96,000,000
Purchase Of Business $-7,488,000,000 $-170,000,000 $-377,000,000 $-75,000,000
Change In Working Capital $-31,000,000 $-251,000,000 $-145,000,000 $126,000,000
Change In Other Working Capital $-213,000,000 $-239,000,000 $-216,000,000 $-103,000,000
Change In Other Current Assets $214,000,000 $59,000,000 $7,000,000 $-5,000,000
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense $281,000,000 $90,000,000 $393,000,000 $206,000,000
Change In Receivables $-313,000,000 $-161,000,000 $-329,000,000 $28,000,000
Other Non Cash Items $133,000,000 $130,000,000 $112,000,000 $111,000,000
Stock Based Compensation $118,000,000 $93,000,000 $84,000,000 $108,000,000
Provisionand Write Offof Assets $51,000,000 $56,000,000 $50,000,000 $37,000,000
Asset Impairment Charge $0 $168,000,000 $0 $0
Deferred Tax $124,000,000 $83,000,000 $49,000,000 $-77,000,000
Deferred Income Tax $124,000,000 $83,000,000 $49,000,000 $-77,000,000
Depreciation Amortization Depletion $2,267,000,000 $2,071,000,000 $2,038,000,000 $1,999,000,000
Depletion $795,000,000 $745,000,000 $754,000,000 $731,000,000
Depreciation And Amortization $1,472,000,000 $1,326,000,000 $1,284,000,000 $1,268,000,000
Amortization Cash Flow $180,000,000 $129,000,000 $129,000,000 $143,000,000
Amortization Of Intangibles $180,000,000 $129,000,000 $129,000,000 $143,000,000
Depreciation $1,292,000,000 $1,197,000,000 $1,155,000,000 $1,125,000,000
Earnings Losses From Equity Investments $-4,000,000 $60,000,000 $67,000,000 $38,000,000
Gain Loss On Sale Of Business $82,000,000 $75,000,000 $62,000,000 $-16,000,000
Net Income From Continuing Operations $2,745,000,000 $2,276,000,000 $2,240,000,000 $1,817,000,000
Fetched: 2026-02-02