Fundamentals · 2026-09-09S&P 500ANNUAL BASIS

Waste Management

WM stock analysis · Industrials · Environmental & Facilities Services

FY 2025-12-31ANNUAL FILINGS
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These are research estimates based on annual filings. Valuation uses a cash-flow proxy and explicit assumptions; prices are not live. Published valuations use annual periods first filed by the price date, with later restatements retained.
Reference share price · USD
$222.88HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT

As of · fund-implied per-share value

Fund holding value ÷ shares held. Not a live quote; not adjusted for later stock splits.

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Estimated issuer market cap
$89.2B

Price × SEC outstanding shares. Shares measured 2026-06-30. Approximate; share and price dates can differ.

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Reviewed debt balance

Reviewed consolidated balance-sheet debt: current debt 711000000 plus noncurrent debt 22196000000, in USD. Includes current borrowings/current maturities already reported in the current debt line; current borrowings are included once in the capital calculation. Uses debt carrying amounts as presented, including financing leases only where included by the issuer; excludes operating leases and trade/insurance liabilities. This is a book-capital proxy, not fair value or a claim that every other liability is financing debt. Applies only to this reviewed fiscal period. Read the financial statement ↗

Valuation

DCF value

$106.93

Equity cash-flow scenario · SEC outstanding shares at 2026-06-30 · -52.0% versus input cap

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Valuation

Reverse DCF

23.6%

Annual basis · read assumptions below

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Valuation

Relative valuation

-6.0%

76 sector peers · median 30.9×

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Valuation

Historical multiples

32.9×

7 annual observations · snapshot P/E 32.9× · 0.0% versus history

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Valuation

Free cash flow yield

3.2%

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Quality

ROIC / quality

10.6%

Normalized tax · financing-capital proxy

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Valuation

Value composite

40/100

Annual basis · read assumptions below

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Momentum

12–1 price momentum

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

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Investment

Asset growth

2.8%

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Investment

Net payout yield

Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

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Quality

Accrual quality

-7.4%

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Momentum

Fundamental momentum

4.2%

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Follow the cash

ANNUAL · USD

Operating cash flow and reinvestment over time

USD · bar maximum 6B2020-12-31: cfo $3,403,000,000.002020-12-31: capex $1,585,000,000.0020202021-12-31: cfo $4,338,000,000.002021-12-31: capex $2,039,000,000.0020212022-12-31: cfo $4,536,000,000.002022-12-31: capex $2,809,000,000.0020222023-12-31: cfo $4,719,000,000.002023-12-31: capex $2,895,000,000.0020232024-12-31: cfo $5,390,000,000.002024-12-31: capex $3,231,000,000.0020242025-12-31: cfo $6,043,000,000.002025-12-31: capex $3,227,000,000.002025
Operating cash flowCapital expenditure

Annual USD. Negative bars use a compressed lower scale. Hover or inspect the financial history table for exact values.

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Personal inputs stay in this browser. Blank fields retain published inputs. Five-year forecast; zero net borrowing. Required return must exceed terminal growth.

How sensitive is the valuation?

DCF per-share sensitivity · includes reviewed preferred and minority-owner claims · rows: required return · columns: growth
Return / Growth3.0%5.0%7.0%
8.0%$134.12$146.34$159.47
10.0%$98.28$106.93$116.21
12.0%$77.54$84.13$91.21

Annual financial history

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Fiscal year-endRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureAssets
2025-12-3125.2B2.7B6B3.2B45.8B
2024-12-3122.1B2.7B5.4B3.2B44.6B
2023-12-3120.4B2.3B4.7B2.9B32.8B
2022-12-3119.7B2.2B4.5B2.8B31.4B
2021-12-3117.9B1.8B4.3B2B29.1B
2020-12-3115.2B1.5B3.4B1.6B29.3B
2019-12-3115.5B1.7B3.9B1.8B27.7B
2018-12-3114.9B1.9B3.6B1.7B22.7B

USD, abbreviated. Restated annual history; not a point-in-time backtest. Missing values appear as dashes.

Trace the inputs

MODEL ANNUAL PERIOD
InputValueSEC tag / sourceFiled
revenue25.2BRevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax2026-02-09
netIncome2.7BProfitLoss
Explicit consolidated amount, including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests.
2026-02-09
Parent/common earnings proxy2.7BNetIncomeLoss2026-02-09
cfo6BNetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities2026-02-09
capex3.2BPaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets2026-02-09
operatingIncome4.3BOperatingIncomeLoss2026-02-09
assets45.8BAssets2026-02-09
equity10BStockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Explicit consolidated amount, including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests.
2026-02-09
Parent book equity proxy10BStockholdersEquity2026-02-09
debt22.9BReviewed manual correction
Reviewed consolidated balance-sheet debt: current debt 711000000 plus noncurrent debt 22196000000, in USD. Includes current borrowings/current maturities already reported in the current debt line; current borrowings are included once in the capital calculation. Uses debt carrying amounts as presented, including financing leases only where included by the issuer; excludes operating leases and trade/insurance liabilities. This is a book-capital proxy, not fair value or a claim that every other liability is financing debt. Applies only to this reviewed fiscal period.
2026-02-09
shortDebtNot reported under a supported tag
cash201MCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue2026-02-09
shares404.2MWeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding2026-02-09
dividends1.3BPaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock2026-02-09
buybacksNot reported under a supported tag
issuanceNot reported under a supported tag