WM Waste Management Inc

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  3. NYSE: WM

Price (delayed)

$169.74

Market cap

$68.37B

P/E Ratio

29.83

Dividend/share

$2.75

EPS

$5.69

Enterprise value

$83.65B

Waste Management, Inc. is an American waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company in North America. Founded in 1968, the company is headquartered in the First City Tower in ...

Highlights
The company's EPS rose by 5% YoY
The company's quick ratio rose by 4.3% QoQ
WM's debt is up by 10% year-on-year
The stock's P/E is 2.5% above its last 4 quarters average of 29.1
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Waste Management
Website: https://www.wm.com/
Peers: RSG CLH SRCL CWST

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WM
Market
Shares outstanding
402.78M
Market cap
$68.37B
Enterprise value
$83.65B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
29.83
Price to book (P/B)
9.89
Price to sales (P/S)
3.41
EV/EBIT
23.87
EV/EBITDA
14.95
EV/Sales
4.15
Earnings
Revenue
$20.14B
EBIT
$3.5B
EBITDA
$5.59B
Free cash flow
$1.67B
Per share
EPS
$5.69
Free cash flow per share
$4.13
Book value per share
$17.16
Revenue per share
$49.73
TBVPS
$53.72
Balance sheet
Total assets
$31.94B
Total liabilities
$24.97B
Debt
$15.43B
Equity
$6.95B
Working capital
-$656M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
2.22
Current ratio
0.84
Quick ratio
0.73
Net debt/EBITDA
2.73
Margins
EBITDA margin
27.8%
Gross margin
37.7%
Net margin
11.5%
Operating margin
17.6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
7.3%
Return on equity
33.6%
Return on invested capital
10.9%
Return on capital employed
12.6%
Return on sales
17.4%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.62%
DPS
$2.75
Payout ratio
48.3%

WM stock price

How has the Waste Management stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.04%
1 week
-1.18%
1 month
5.18%
1 year
2.82%
YTD
8.2%
QTD
11.35%

Financial performance

How have Waste Management's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$20.14B
Gross profit
$7.59B
Operating income
$3.56B
Net income
$2.31B
Gross margin
37.7%
Net margin
11.5%
The operating income has increased by 7% YoY and by 2.3% from the previous quarter
Waste Management's revenue has increased by 3.6% YoY
The gross profit is up by 4.2% year-on-year
Waste Management's operating margin has increased by 2.9% YoY

Growth

What is Waste Management's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Waste Management stock price valuation
WM P/E details
P/E
29.83
P/B
9.89
P/S
3.41
EV/EBIT
23.87
EV/EBITDA
14.95
EV/Sales
4.15
The company's EPS rose by 5% YoY
The stock's P/E is 2.5% above its last 4 quarters average of 29.1
The stock's price to book (P/B) is 24% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 8.0 and 3% more than its last 4 quarters average of 9.6
Waste Management's revenue has increased by 3.6% YoY
WM's P/S is 3.3% above its 5-year quarterly average of 3.3 and 3.3% above its last 4 quarters average of 3.3

Efficiency

How efficient is Waste Management business performance
Waste Management's return on equity has increased by 7% YoY
WM's return on assets is down by 3.9% year-on-year
The company's return on sales rose by 3.6% YoY
The ROIC has contracted by 2.7% YoY

Dividends

What is WM's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$2.75
Dividend yield
1.62%
Payout ratio
48.3%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Waste Management financials performed over time
Waste Management's total assets is 28% higher than its total liabilities
Waste Management's total liabilities has increased by 9% YoY
Waste Management's total assets has increased by 7% YoY
WM's debt is 122% greater than its equity
Waste Management's debt to equity has increased by 10% YoY
WM's debt is up by 10% year-on-year

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.