WM Waste Management
Data as of close
Waste Management (WM) is a utility company in the Refuse Systems industry, with a market capitalization of $94.5 billion. Shares last traded at $237.65, 4.2% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 18.4%. WM trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.78, below the Refuse Systems median of 33.65. Net profit margin is 11.8%, above the peer median of 6.4%. Revenue grew 14.2% year over year. The shares yield 1.5% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
WM Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $1.33B | $3.30 | 49% |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.21B | $3.00 | 44% |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.14B | $2.79 | 49% |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.08B | $2.60 | 48% |
| 2021-12-31 | $970M | $2.29 | 53% |
| 2020-12-31 | $927M | $2.18 | 62% |
| 2019-12-31 | $876M | $2.05 | 52% |
| 2018-12-31 | $802M | $1.86 | 42% |
| 2017-12-31 | $750M | $1.70 | 38% |
| 2016-12-31 | $726M | $1.63 | 61% |
| 2015-12-31 | $695M | $1.52 | 92% |
| 2014-12-31 | $693M | $1.49 | 53% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.05 | 2026-10-28 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.95 | 2026-07-29 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.79 | 2026-04-29 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $1.83 | 2026-02-09 |
| FY 2025 | $6.70 | 2026-02-09 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.49 | 2025-10-28 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Refuse Systems peers
WM vs 11 industry peers (Refuse Systems), by market cap. Data as of close
| WM | Waste Management | $94.5B | 30.78 | 3.62 | 11.8% | +1.80% |
| RSG | Republic Services | $75.0B | 33.65 | 4.35 | 12.9% | +0.81% |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | $47.1B | 41.52 | 4.73 | 11.4% | +2.21% |
| CWST | Casella Waste Systems Inc | $6.2B | 1092.06 | 3.19 | 0.3% | +4.89% |
| OIO | OIO Group | $637M | — | — | — | -2.66% |
| NVRI | Enviri Corp | $507M | — | — | — | -2.47% |
| QRHC | Quest Resource Holding Corp | $23M | — | 0.09 | -7.1% | +0.00% |
| AWX | AVALON HOLDINGS CORP | $10M | 8.42 | 0.12 | 1.4% | -0.77% |
| RENX | RenX Enterprises Corp. | $3M | — | — | — | +0.49% |
| VIVK | Vivakor, Inc. | $379175 | — | — | — | -20.97% |
| GFL | Gfl Environmental Inc. | — | — | — | — | +1.70% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.