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Waste Management

NYQ:WM US94106L1098
16
  • Value
    12
  • Growth
    39
  • Safety
    Safety
    18
  • Combined
    10
  • Sentiment
    49
  • 360° View
    360° View
    16
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Company Description

Waste Management, Inc. is an environmental solutions provider offering collection, recycling, and disposal services. Its main businesses include collection, recycling, disposal, renewable energy from landfill gas, and healthcare solutions such as regulated waste and secure information destruction. The company operates throughout the United States and Canada, including East Tier (Eastern U.S., Great Lakes region, all of Canada) and West Tier (Western U.S., upper Midwest, British Columbia). In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $90880 million, profits of $8680 million, revenue of $22063 million, and 61700 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 16 (better than 16% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Waste Management are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators below average for Waste Management. The consolidated Value Rank has a low rank of 12 which means that the share price of Waste Management is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 88% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 39, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 39% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 18, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 82% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a low rank of 49, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 51% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Facility Services
Size Large
Website wm.com
Index
S&P 500
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
12 15 16 29
Growth
39 29 53 77
Safety
Safety
18 64 53 25
Sentiment
49 69 71 29
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16 78 46 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
69 43 45 40
Opinions Change
63 9 50 56
Pro Holdings
n/a 71 82 29
Market Pulse
18 88 66 58
Sentiment
49 69 71 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
12 15 16 29
Growth
39 29 53 77
Safety Safety
18 64 53 25
Combined
10 60 27 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
23 25 20 32
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
18 22 33 35
Price vs. Book (P/B)
7 3 1 6
Dividend Yield
57 43 44 46
Value
12 15 16 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
49 53 47 50
Profit Growth
96 42 56 46
Capital Growth
17 31 59 67
Stock Returns
31 41 61 81
Growth
39 29 53 77
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
10 18 16 18
Refinancing
29 51 39 5
Liquidity
72 96 96 93
Safety Safety
18 64 53 25

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This is a highly risky stock investment proposition as all consolidated ranks are below-average. There are no compelling arguments to support this stock based on current information. It is not recommended for any investor profile. However, performance does change, so it could we worth keepin on a watchlist.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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