XNYS · Waste Management
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$211.10-1.05%
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TickerWhale Score
47/100
Moderate
Score components
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Waste Management scores 47 out of 100 overall, which we rate moderate. Quality & growth is its strongest area and Risk its weakest.
What helps
- Quality & growth
What to watch
- Technical
- Valuation
- Risk
Quality & growth
30%80Strong
- Revenue growth 7.2%
- EPS growth 4.9%
Valuation
25%33Weak
- P/E 29.8
- EV/Sales 4.2
WM, previously known as Waste Management, ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 257 active landfill sites and about 342 transfer stations that help with transporting waste efficiently and economically. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and medical end markets for waste collection, transfer, and disposal. The company also has an energy business emanating from the beneficial use of landfill gas and is a leading recycler in North America.
#152 by market cap in our coverage · ~60,500 employees · Listed 1988-09-30 · www.wm.com
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#124 / 203sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 47 vs sector average 49.1 (-2.1)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 50%
Gross margin (industry)Top 50%
Return on equity (industry)Top 17%
P/E (industry)Cheaper than 100%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
40/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 40th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 42/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
2 buy · 4 sell · 2 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates WM's technical setup weak — 40th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
0 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-6.3%
- vs 50-day-6.6%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)33 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIsell
- Williams %Rbuy
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength13· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -0.367)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 0 buy vs 9 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 3 sell · 2 neutral.
Result — 2 buy vs 4 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)29.8
- P/S (TTM)3.3
- P/B8.6
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales4.2
- PEG6.08
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin40.9%
- Net margin11.1%
- ROE28.6%
- Debt/Equity2.35
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)7.2%
- EPS growth (YoY)4.9%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $84.9B
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMCurrentWaste Management | 47 | 42 | 29.8 | — | 8.6 | 4.2 | $211.10 | -1.05% | +7.2% | ||
| ACAArcosa | 79 | 78 | 14.6 | — | 2.4 | 3.0 | $145.84 | +0.27% | +9.7% | ||
| IESCIES Holdings | 79 | 46 | 14.3 | — | 5.3 | 1.6 | $322.16 | +1.58% | +22.7% | ||
| KFYKorn Ferry | 79 | 55 | 14.3 | — | 2.0 | 1.2 | $76.78 | -0.44% | +6.9% | ||
| GEOGeo Group | 76 | 70 | 14.4 | — | 2.8 | 2.0 | $31.76 | -1.18% | +15.3% | ||
| DALDelta Air Lines | 74 | 54 | 13.3 | — | 2.4 | 0.9 | $79.62 | +0.24% | +10.3% |
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