Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Compounding Analysis

Waste Management, Inc.(WM)

Waste Management · Houston, TX

$225.07-0.01 (-0.00%)

Delayed quote: Aug 20, 2026, 9:55 AM EDT

About Waste Management, Inc.

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.

Houston, TX

60,500 employees

www.wm.com

Industrials / Waste Management

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Waste Management
CEO: James C. Fish Jr.

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Across metrics · 10Y

WM reported stats per metric over 10Y: annual CAGR, median quarterly year-over-year growth, YoY standard deviation, quarters at or above 20%, and negative quarters.
Metric	10Y CAGR	Median YoY	YoY σ	Qtrs ≥ 20%	Neg. qtrs
RevenueRevenue	6.9%	5.5%	6.5pp	2 of 40	2
EPSEPS	15%	12.6%	33.5pp	14 of 40	10
Op cash flowOperating cash flow	9.2%	10.9%	15.4pp	8 of 40	7
EBITDAEBITDA	7.9%	8.5%	7.1pp	1 of 40	5
FCFFree cash flow	8.3%	4.9%	53.4pp	16 of 40	16

Reported figures over 10Y: annual-series CAGR, median and standard deviation (σ, percentage points) of quarterly year-over-year growth, quarters at or above 20%, and quarters with negative YoY. “—” means the window needs more comparable data.