Waste Management, Inc.

LSE:0LTG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$82.6b

Waste Management Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Waste Management has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.2%, while the Commercial Services industry saw earnings growing at 20.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.9% per year. Waste Management's return on equity is 32.8%, and it has net margins of 12.3%.

Key information

11.2%

Earnings growth rate

12.5%

EPS growth rate

Commercial Services Industry Growth27.5%
Revenue growth rate7.9%
Return on equity32.8%
Net Margin12.3%
Next Earnings Update29 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Waste Management makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0LTG Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2421,3872,6412,0300
30 Jun 2420,9762,5441,9750
31 Mar 2420,6932,4791,9410
31 Dec 2320,4262,3041,9260
30 Sep 2320,1442,3101,9000
30 Jun 2320,0212,2861,9030
31 Mar 2319,9292,2581,9230
31 Dec 2219,6982,2381,9380
30 Sep 2219,4412,2451,9430
30 Jun 2219,0312,1441,9390
31 Mar 2218,4801,9081,8970
31 Dec 2117,9311,8161,8640
30 Sep 2117,3201,7481,7320
30 Jun 2116,5161,6001,6790
31 Mar 2115,6011,5561,6110
31 Dec 2015,2181,4961,7280
30 Sep 2014,9971,5051,6630
30 Jun 2015,1031,6101,6330
31 Mar 2015,4881,6841,6470
31 Dec 1915,4551,6701,6310
30 Sep 1915,4511,7541,5560
30 Jun 1915,3061,7581,5150
31 Mar 1915,0991,8761,4890
31 Dec 1814,9141,9251,4530
30 Sep 1814,7242,2971,4520
30 Jun 1814,6182,1841,4630
31 Mar 1814,5562,0471,4510
31 Dec 1714,4851,9491,4680
30 Sep 1714,2931,3811,4770
30 Jun 1714,1251,2971,4510
31 Mar 1713,8731,2221,4380
31 Dec 1613,6091,1821,4100
30 Sep 1613,3951,1201,3750
30 Jun 1613,2071,1531,3750
31 Mar 1613,0971,1401,3570
31 Dec 1512,9617531,3430
30 Sep 1513,1521,0701,3450
30 Jun 1513,3941,0051,3920
31 Mar 1513,6409411,4230
31 Dec 1413,9961,2981,4810
30 Sep 1414,0591031,4810
30 Jun 1414,0781241,4530
31 Mar 1414,0431581,4530
31 Dec 1313,983981,4680

Quality Earnings: 0LTG has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0LTG's current net profit margins (12.3%) are higher than last year (11.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0LTG's earnings have grown by 11.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0LTG's earnings growth over the past year (14.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (11.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 0LTG earnings growth over the past year (14.3%) did not outperform the Commercial Services industry 21.5%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst 0LTG's Return on Equity (32.81%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:21
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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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.

AnalystInstitution
David ColemanArgus Research Company
David MantheyBaird
Jonathan WindhamBarclays