Waste Management Inc

Chart & Performance

D1W1MN

P/E

31.72

P/S

3.95

EPS

6.83

Div Yield, %

1.04%

Shrs. gr., 5y

-1.15%

Rev. gr., 5y

7.38%

Revenues

22.06b

+8.01%

Net income

2.75b

+19.18%

CFO

5.39b

+14.22%

Dividend

Sep 13, 20240.75 USD/sh

Earnings

Apr 22, 2025

Profile

Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides waste management environmental services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in North America. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States, as well as owns and operates transfer stations. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned or operated 255 solid waste landfills; 5 secure hazardous waste landfills; 96 MRFs; and 340 transfer stations. It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

URL

https://www.wm.com/

IPO date

Jun 22, 1988

Employees

49,500

Domiciled in

Incorporated in

Valuation

Order:

Title USD in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY
Title USD in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	2024‑12	2023‑12	2022‑12	2021‑12	2020‑12	2019‑12	2018‑12	2017‑12	2016‑12	2015‑12
Income
Revenues	22,063,000 8.01%	20,426,000 3.70%	19,698,000 9.85%
Cost of revenue	13,383,000	14,532,000	14,232,000
Unusual Expense (Income)
NOPBT	8,680,000	5,894,000	5,466,000
NOPBT Margin	39.34%	28.86%	27.75%
Operating Taxes	713,000	745,000	678,000
Tax Rate	8.21%	12.64%	12.40%
NOPAT	7,967,000	5,149,000	4,788,000
Net income	2,746,000 19.18%	2,304,000 2.95%	2,238,000 23.24%
Dividends	(1,210,000)	(1,136,000)	(1,077,000)
Dividend yield	1.49%	1.56%	1.65%
Proceeds from repurchase of equity	(314,000)	(1,302,000)	(1,456,000)
BB yield	0.39%	1.79%	2.24%
Debt
Debt current		334,000	414,000
Long-term debt		17,441,000	15,288,000
Deferred revenue			1,733,000
Other long-term liabilities	30,055,000	5,033,000	2,073,000
Net debt	(1,460,000)	16,711,000	14,773,000
Cash flow
Cash from operating activities	5,390,000	4,719,000	4,536,000
CAPEX	(3,231,000)	(2,895,000)	(2,587,000)
Cash from investing activities	(10,601,000)	(3,091,000)	(3,063,000)
Cash from financing activities	5,155,000	(1,524,000)	(1,216,000)
FCF	6,997,000	3,723,000	3,583,000
Balance
Cash	614,000	458,000	351,000
Long term investments	846,000	606,000	578,000
Excess cash	356,850	42,700
Stockholders' equity	7,979,000	14,296,000	13,119,000
Invested Capital	37,952,150	28,888,300	25,654,000
ROIC	23.84%	18.88%	19.27%
ROCE	22.66%	20.37%	19.96%
EV
Common stock shares outstanding	403,400	406,900	415,000
Price	201.79 12.67%	179.10 14.16%	156.88 -6.00%
Market cap	81,402,086 11.70%	72,875,790 11.94%	65,105,200 -7.76%
EV	79,942,086	89,579,790	79,893,200
EBITDA	10,947,000	7,220,000	6,750,000
EV/EBITDA	7.30	12.41	11.84
Interest	598,000	500,000	378,000
Interest/NOPBT	6.89%	8.48%	6.92%