WM Stock Overview Through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. More details
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Waste Management, Inc. Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Waste Management Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$198.04 52 Week High US$218.30 52 Week Low US$159.90 Beta 0.75 1 Month Change -7.87% 3 Month Change 6.97% 1 Year Change 22.93% 3 Year Change 38.20% 5 Year Change 94.84% Change since IPO 108.31%
Recent News & Updates
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jan 29, 2025 Dec 19
Third quarter dividend of US$0.75 announced Nov 18
WM Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 20, 2024 Nov 15
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) completed the acquisition of Stericycle, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SRCL) from a group of shareholders. Nov 04
Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.89 (vs US$1.64 in 3Q 2023) Oct 29
Waste Management, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 Oct 29 See more updates
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jan 29, 2025 Dec 19
Third quarter dividend of US$0.75 announced Nov 18
WM Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 20, 2024 Nov 15
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) completed the acquisition of Stericycle, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SRCL) from a group of shareholders. Nov 04
Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.89 (vs US$1.64 in 3Q 2023) Oct 29
Waste Management, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 Oct 29
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 28, 2024 Sep 27
Second quarter dividend of US$0.75 announced Aug 29
Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.69 (vs US$1.52 in 2Q 2023) Jul 25
Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM) dropped from Russell 3000E Value Index Jul 03
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 24, 2024 Jun 26
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Stericycle, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SRCL) for $5.8 billion. Jun 05
Upcoming dividend of US$0.75 per share May 31
First quarter dividend of US$0.75 announced May 16
Waste Management, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 21, 2024 May 14 Waste Management, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 Apr 25
Waste Management, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 14, 2024 Apr 03
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 24, 2024 Mar 21
Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.75 announced Mar 11
President recently sold €6.8m worth of stock Mar 05
Executive VP & COO recently sold €3.6m worth of stock Feb 23
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$5.69 (vs US$5.42 in FY 2022) Feb 13
Waste Management, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2024 Feb 13
President recently sold €1.6m worth of stock Jan 18
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 12, 2024 Jan 10
President recently sold €1.6m worth of stock Dec 15 Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) announces an Equity Buyback for $1,500 million worth of its shares. Dec 12
Upcoming dividend of US$0.70 per share at 1.6% yield Nov 23
New minor risk - Insider selling Nov 15
President recently sold €1.5m worth of stock Nov 15
WM Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2023 Nov 07
Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.64 (vs US$1.55 in 3Q 2022) Oct 25
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023 Sep 26
Upcoming dividend of US$0.70 per share at 1.8% yield Aug 31
Waste Management, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 22, 2023 Aug 22
Waste Management, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023 Jul 26
Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.52 (vs US$1.42 in 2Q 2022) Jul 26
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 25, 2023 Jun 27
Upcoming dividend of US$0.70 per share at 1.7% yield May 25
Waste Management, Inc. Announces Chairman Changes May 10 Waste Management, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 16, 2023 May 09
First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.31 (vs US$1.23 in 1Q 2022) Apr 29
VP & Chief Accounting Officer recently sold €115k worth of stock Mar 03
Upcoming dividend of US$0.70 per share at 1.9% yield Mar 02 Waste Management, Inc. Elects Bruce Chinn to Board of Directors, Effective February 10, 2023
Waste Management, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023 Feb 02
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$5.42 (vs US$4.32 in FY 2021) Feb 02
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 01, 2023 Dec 22 Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) announces an Equity Buyback for $1,500 million worth of its shares.
Upcoming dividend of US$0.65 per share Nov 24
Waste Management, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on December 16, 2022 Nov 09
Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.55 (vs US$1.28 in 3Q 2021) Oct 27
Now 21% undervalued Oct 06
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 26, 2022 Oct 01
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Natura PCR, LLC from Avangard Innovative LP. Sep 15
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Natura PCR, LLC from Avangard Innovative LP. Sep 14
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) acquired Ray's Trash Service, Inc. Sep 03
Upcoming dividend of US$0.65 per share Sep 01
Now 20% undervalued Aug 23
Waste Management, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 23, 2022 Aug 23
Jakubowitz Law Reminds Waste Management Shareholders of A Lead Plaintiff Deadline of August 8, 2022 Aug 06
Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.42 (vs US$0.83 in 2Q 2021) Jul 28
Waste Management, Inc. Revises Financial Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022 Jul 28
Now 21% undervalued Jul 05
Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 27, 2022 Jul 02
Now 21% undervalued Jun 11
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Waste Management, Inc Jun 10
Upcoming dividend of US$0.65 per share May 26
Now 20% undervalued May 19 WM Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable June 17, 2022 May 10
Executive VP & COO recently sold €3.2m worth of stock May 01
First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.23 (vs US$1.00 in 1Q 2021) Apr 27 Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 26, 2022 Waste Management, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 26, 2022
Upcoming dividend of US$0.65 per share Mar 09
Waste Management, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend Payable, March 31, 2022 Mar 03
Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations Feb 04
Waste Management, Inc. Provides Financial Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022 Feb 03
Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share Nov 25
Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.28 (vs US$0.92 in 3Q 2020) Oct 28
Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share Aug 26
Independent Director recently sold €75k worth of stock Aug 05
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.83 (vs US$0.73 in 2Q 2020) Jul 28
Upcoming dividend of US$0.57 per share May 27
Waste Management Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on June 18, 2021 May 12
First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.00 (vs US$0.85 in 1Q 2020) Apr 29
Waste Management, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2021 Apr 28
Waste Management Elects Sean Menke and Maryrose Sylvester to Board of Directors Mar 16
New 90-day low: €90.03 Feb 23 Shareholder Returns WM AT Commercial Services AT Market 7D -3.0% -1.7% -1.4% 1Y 22.9% -4.5% -1.6%
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Return vs Market: WM exceeded the Austrian Market which returned -1.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is WM's price volatile compared to industry and market? WM volatility WM Average Weekly Movement 2.8% Commercial Services Industry Average Movement 4.5% Market Average Movement 3.8% 10% most volatile stocks in AT Market 6.2% 10% least volatile stocks in AT Market 2.1%
Stable Share Price: WM has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Austrian market.
Volatility Over Time: WM's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company Founded Employees CEO Website 1987 48,000 Jim Fish www.wm.com
Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or operated 254 solid waste landfills, five secure hazardous waste landfills, 97 MRFs, and 337 transfer stations.
Show more Waste Management, Inc. Fundamentals Summary How do Waste Management's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? WM fundamental statistics Market cap €79.18b Earnings (TTM ) €2.53b Revenue (TTM ) €20.50b
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) WM income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$21.39b Cost of Revenue US$12.98b Gross Profit US$8.41b Other Expenses US$5.77b Earnings US$2.64b
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Jan 29, 2025
Earnings per share (EPS) 6.58 Gross Margin 39.33% Net Profit Margin 12.35% Debt/Equity Ratio 198.0%
How did WM perform over the long term?
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1.5% Current Dividend Yield
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2024/12/22 21:44 End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00 Earnings 2024/09/30 Annual Earnings 2023/12/31
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Analyst Sources Waste Management, Inc. is covered by 46 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution David Coleman Argus Research Company David Manthey Baird Jonathan Windham Barclays
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