Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
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Key financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $bn | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Operating profit | $bn | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Net profit | $bn | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| EPS reported | $ | 6.70 | 7.06 | ||||||
| Operating cashflow per share | $ | 15.01 | 16.20 | ||||||
| Capex per share | $ | 8.01 | 7.32 | ||||||
| FCF per share | $ | 6.99 | 8.88 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | $bn | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Net debt | $bn | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Book value equity | $bn | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Book value per share | $ | 24.72 | 24.61 | ||||||
| Number of shares | m | 404.2 | 403.3 | ||||||
| DPS (TTM paid) | $ | 3.30 | 3.66 |
Financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | |||||||||
| P/E TTM | x | 32.79 | 29.30 | ||||||
| P/B LTM | x | 8.86 | 8.91 | ||||||
| P/S LTM | x | 3.51 | 3.45 | ||||||
| P/FCF LTM | x | 31.42 | 24.76 | ||||||
| EV/EBITDA LTM | x | 15.44 | 14.75 | ||||||
| EV/Sales LTM | x | 4.41 | 4.41 | ||||||
| Earnings Yield LTM | % | +3.05% | +3.41% | ||||||
| FCF Yield | % | +3.18% | +4.04% | ||||||
| Quality | |||||||||
| ROE | % | +27.11% | +28.92% | ||||||
| ROIC | % | +8.88% | +9.01% | ||||||
| Operating margin | % | +18.28% | +18.54% | ||||||
| Gross margin | % | +29.08% | +35.04% | ||||||
| FCF/Sales | % | +11.17% | +13.92% | ||||||
| Growth and momentum | |||||||||
| EPS Growth YoY | % | -1.62% | +3.67% | ||||||
| Sales Growth YoY | % | +14.24% | +16.34% | ||||||
| Net Income Growth YoY | % | -1.38% | +3.90% | ||||||
| FCF Growth | % | +30.43% | +65.49% | ||||||
| Operating Profit Growth | % | +11.04% | +14.68% | ||||||
| Dividend and capital structure | |||||||||
| Dividend Yield | % | +1.51% | +1.57% | ||||||
| Dividend Growth | % | +10.00% | +22.00% | ||||||
| Payout Ratio | % | +49.26% | +50.09% | ||||||
| FCF/Debt | x | 0.12 | 0.15 | ||||||
| Net Debt/EBITDA | x | 3.15 | 3.03 | ||||||
| EBIT/Net interest | x | 5.05 | 5.25 | ||||||
| Net debt/market cap | % | +25.89% | +25.84% | ||||||
| Net debt/Equity | x | 2.27 | 2.30 | ||||||
| Gross debt/equity | x | 2.29 | 2.35 | ||||||
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ESG
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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Company overview
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) functions as a premier provider of environmental waste solutions across North America, serving a diverse client base that includes residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The company's core operations involve comprehensive collection services, which include gathering and transporting both waste materials and recyclables from their initial point of generation to designated transfer stations, material recovery facilities (MRFs), or final disposal sites. Waste Management maintains an extensive network of facilities, owning, developing, and operating landfill gas-to-energy plants within the United States, in addition to managing numerous transfer stations. As of December 31, 2021, its substantial infrastructure consisted of 255 solid waste landfills, 5 secure hazardous waste landfills, 96 material recovery facilities, and 340 transfer stations. Beyond primary collection and disposal, WM offers services in materials processing and commodities recycling. This extends to recycling brokerage, where they handle the marketing of recyclable goods for third-party entities, alongside providing various other strategic business solutions. Its service portfolio also encompasses construction and remediation projects, the responsible management of fly ash and other residues generated from coal and fuel combustion, and specialized in-plant services offering full-spectrum waste management consulting. Furthermore, the company delivers tailored disposal solutions for oil and gas exploration and production activities. Originally incorporated in 1987 as USA Waste Services, Inc., the company rebranded to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Houston, Texas.
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Based on consensus from external analysts. Not Kvantra's opinion.
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) functions as a premier provider of environmental waste solutions across North America, serving a diverse client base that includes residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The company's core operations involve comprehensive collection services, which include gathering and transporting both waste materials and recyclables from their initial point of generation to designated transfer stations, material recovery facilities (MRFs), or final disposal sites. Waste Management maintains an extensive network of facilities, owning, developing, and operating landfill gas-to-energy plants within the United States, in addition to managing numerous transfer stations. As of December 31, 2021, its substantial infrastructure consisted of 255 solid waste landfills, 5 secure hazardous waste landfills, 96 material recovery facilities, and 340 transfer stations. Beyond primary collection and disposal, WM offers services in materials processing and commodities recycling. This extends to recycling brokerage, where they handle the marketing of recyclable goods for third-party entities, alongside providing various other strategic business solutions. Its service portfolio also encompasses construction and remediation projects, the responsible management of fly ash and other residues generated from coal and fuel combustion, and specialized in-plant services offering full-spectrum waste management consulting. Furthermore, the company delivers tailored disposal solutions for oil and gas exploration and production activities. Originally incorporated in 1987 as USA Waste Services, Inc., the company rebranded to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Houston, Texas.
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