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Waste Management, Inc.

$236.71Up+3.38 (+1.45%)
Research reviewed: Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
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Research overview

Waste Management, Inc. operates in Environmental and Facilities Services within the industrials sector. This profile tracks its company-specific earnings drivers, valuation conditions, and primary-source risks.

Open
234.44
High
237.49
Low
234.09
Market Cap
95.06B
P/E Ratio
34.26
52 Week High
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Dividend
1.520%
Quarterly Dividend
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Investment thesis

Base case
Route density and scarce permitted landfill assets can support price increases above cost inflation. The base case remains conditional on waste-volume sensitivity staying manageable.
Bull case
Route density and scarce permitted landfill assets can support price increases above cost inflation. Automated collection and recycling facilities can improve labor productivity, safety and material recovery. Landfill-gas and recycling investments can create incremental revenue from existing waste streams.
Bear case
Weak construction, industrial activity or consumer spending can reduce higher-margin landfill volumes. Integrating regulated medical-waste operations can bring customer, compliance and synergy-execution risk. Landfill remediation, permitting and environmental regulation can require substantial long-term spending.

Key catalysts

  • Pricing discipline

    Route density and scarce permitted landfill assets can support price increases above cost inflation.

  • Operating automation

    Automated collection and recycling facilities can improve labor productivity, safety and material recovery.

  • Renewable energy and recycling

    Landfill-gas and recycling investments can create incremental revenue from existing waste streams.

Principal risks

  • Waste-volume sensitivity

    Weak construction, industrial activity or consumer spending can reduce higher-margin landfill volumes.

  • Healthcare integration

    Integrating regulated medical-waste operations can bring customer, compliance and synergy-execution risk.

  • Environmental liabilities

    Landfill remediation, permitting and environmental regulation can require substantial long-term spending.

Latest earnings research

Q1 2026

WM's first-quarter 2026 update reflected disciplined collection and disposal pricing, continued operating automation and integration of healthcare-solutions assets while recycling and renewable-energy investments advanced.

Valuation interpretation

  • Route density and landfill scarcity support defensive pricing power when execution remains disciplined.
  • Growth investment in healthcare waste, recycling and renewable energy should be evaluated after integration and capital-intensity costs.

Peer research

BACATGE

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Reassess the thesis if weak construction, industrial activity or consumer spending can reduce higher-margin landfill volumes.

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Research updated: Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
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WM Announces First Quarter 2026 EarningsWaste Management, Inc. · earningsVerified

Fetched: 7/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Published: 4/27/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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Waste Management, Inc. Investor RelationsWaste Management, Inc. · companyVerified

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Waste Management SEC filings and company factsU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · filingVerified

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Published: 4/27/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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