WM
Industrials · Waste Management
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WM (WM) Stock Analysis 2026
Rule-based · Updated daily · Not financial advice
WM (WM) operates in the Waste Management space within the Industrials sector. With a market cap of $87.4B, it qualifies as a mid-cap company. Growth is moderate and the business remains profitable, offering a balanced risk/reward profile compared to high-multiple peers.
- Forward P/E (23.5×) is lower than trailing P/E (31.5×) — analysts expect earnings to improve
- Healthy profit margin of 11.0%
- ROE of 29.9% shows management efficiently converts equity into profit
- Low beta of 0.46 — less volatile than the market, suitable for conservative portfolios
- P/E of 31.5× is above average — valuation requires continued strong growth to justify
- High debt-to-equity of 228.41× increases financial risk, especially with elevated interest rates
- Current ratio below 1 (0.93×) — short-term liabilities exceed current assets
Verdict
Buy / Hold
More positives than negatives. Fundamentals support holding while monitoring key risks.
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Revenue & Results
Dividends
Current DY
1.63%
5Y Avg Annual
$2.7180
Last Payment
$0.9450
Ex-Date
06/05/2026
Annual dividends paid per share
| Ex-Date | Payment | Amount | Est. DY |
|---|---|---|---|
Latest06/05/2026 | 06/18/2026 | $0.9450 | 1.74% |
03/13/2026 | 03/26/2026 | $0.9450 | 1.74% |
12/05/2025 | 12/18/2025 | $0.8250 | 1.52% |
09/12/2025 | 09/25/2025 | $0.8250 | 1.52% |
06/06/2025 | 06/19/2025 | $0.8250 | 1.52% |
03/14/2025 | 03/27/2025 | $0.8250 | 1.52% |
12/06/2024 | 12/19/2024 | $0.7500 | 1.38% |
09/13/2024 | 09/26/2024 | $0.7500 | 1.38% |
Magic Number
Shares needed to self-fund your next purchase
$217.67
Price
$0.9450
Last div. (quarterly)
231
shares
Own 231 WM shares ($50,281.77) and each quarterly dividend pays for 1 new share — the snowball runs on its own.
Investment target
$50,281.77
New shares / year
+4 shares
If You Had Invested…
Hypothetical return based on historical prices
* Dividend reinvestment calculated at ex-date price. For informational purposes only.
Earnings
Next Earnings
Jul 27, 2026
41
days
EPS (TTM)
$6.92
P/E (TTM)
31.5
Fwd P/E
23.5
Earnings History
SEC EDGAR · official filings
SEC Filings
Official EDGAR documents
Key Statistics
Valuation
Trading
Dividends
Profitability
Balance Sheet
Fair Value Estimates
Current price: $217.67
Graham Number
√(22.5 × EPS × Book Value)
$62.28
Benjamin Graham's intrinsic value formula. Assumes a fair stock trades at no more than 22.5× the product of EPS and book value per share.
Bazin Ceiling Price
Avg. Annual DPS (5Y) ÷ 6%
$46.67
Décio Bazin's dividend-based ceiling. The max price you should pay so that dividends alone deliver at least 6% annual yield on your cost basis.
These are simplified estimates. Not financial advice.
Buy & Hold Checklist
Quality criteria for long-term holding
8/10
80% score
Pays dividends
15Y hist.15+ years of dividend history
Dividend consistency (5Y+)
15 yrsUninterrupted dividend payments for at least 5 years
ROE above 10%
29.9%Return on equity — measures how efficiently capital is used
Positive profit margin
11.0%Net profit margin must be positive — company earns more than it spends
Revenue growth (annual)
+3.5%Annual revenue must be growing compared to the prior year
Earnings growth (annual)
+13.3%Annual earnings must be growing compared to the prior year
Debt/Equity below 2×
228.41×Low financial leverage reduces risk of distress
Current ratio above 1
0.93×Short-term assets must cover short-term liabilities
Daily liquidity above $5M
$445M/dayHigh trading volume ensures easy entry and exit
Dividend yield above 0%
1.63%Stock must distribute income to shareholders
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Industrials
About WM
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; markets and resells recycling commodities; 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 include 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.