Waste Management Valuation

Is UWS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of UWS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: UWS (€215.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€292.01)

Significantly Below Fair Value: UWS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for UWS?

Key metric: As UWS is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for UWS. This is calculated by dividing UWS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is UWS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio34.1x
EarningsUS$2.64b
Market CapUS$90.07b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does UWS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for UWS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.5x
BFSA Befesa
13.9x29.5%€768.0m
RSG Republic Services
34.6x6.7%US$67.9b
WCN Waste Connections
52.9x14.9%US$49.0b
VLTO Veralto
32.7x9.1%US$26.3b
UWS Waste Management
34.1x10.9%€90.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: UWS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.1x) compared to the peer average (33.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does UWS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Commercial Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
UWS 34.1xIndustry Avg. 14.7xNo. of Companies12PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: UWS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.1x) compared to the European Commercial Services industry average (14.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is UWS's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

UWS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio34.1x
Fair PE Ratio19x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: UWS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst UWS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€215.70
€216.30
+0.3%
7.3%€239.34€169.89n/a20
Nov ’25€198.36
€211.48
+6.6%
7.6%€234.80€160.22n/a21
Oct ’25€187.98
€205.76
+9.5%
8.1%€231.90€157.06n/a20
Sep ’25€190.52
€205.76
+8.0%
8.1%€231.90€157.06n/a20
Aug ’25€188.84
€205.76
+9.0%
8.1%€231.90€157.06n/a20
Jul ’25€195.00
€208.62
+7.0%
8.9%€241.21€152.73n/a20
Jun ’25€191.44
€206.29
+7.8%
9.1%€238.46€148.23n/a20
May ’25€195.50
€208.04
+6.4%
8.9%€242.24€150.58n/a21
Apr ’25€196.80
€192.80
-2.0%
8.5%€235.14€146.04n/a21
Mar ’25€189.00
€191.42
+1.3%
8.0%€212.54€146.93n/a22
Feb ’25€172.80
€168.28
-2.6%
8.0%€197.35€138.60n/a21
Jan ’25€160.70
€165.37
+2.9%
7.5%€184.93€137.56n/a21
Dec ’24€159.00
€163.79
+3.0%
7.7%€185.26€137.80n/a21
Nov ’24€155.00
€169.96
+9.6%
8.0%€192.10€141.00€198.3620
Oct ’24€145.80
€167.47
+14.9%
7.5%€189.48€139.76€187.9820
Sep ’24€146.00
€161.92
+10.9%
7.6%€183.92€135.66€190.5219
Aug ’24€148.70
€161.92
+8.9%
7.6%€183.92€135.66€188.8419
Jul ’24€155.70
€162.63
+4.4%
7.9%€185.54€134.52€195.0020
Jun ’24€151.50
€159.57
+5.3%
8.1%€182.42€132.25€191.4419
May ’24€148.60
€158.55
+6.7%
8.0%€182.30€132.17€195.5019
Apr ’24€150.10
€154.40
+2.9%
9.2%€183.38€126.53€196.8018
Mar ’24€140.22
€155.04
+10.6%
8.4%€182.48€128.48€189.0017
Feb ’24€138.92
€152.42
+9.7%
9.3%€178.42€117.43€172.8016
Jan ’24€147.52
€161.88
+9.7%
8.7%€184.79€121.62€160.7017
Dec ’23€161.00
€172.63
+7.2%
8.9%€196.65€129.43€159.0017
Nov ’23€160.06
€172.63
+7.9%
8.9%€196.65€129.43€155.0017

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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