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Performance:1.07%(TTM)

The total return over the past 12 months is +1.07% vs. +20.47% for the S&P 500. So far it's up +3.50% this year. Includes price appreciation + reinvested dividends.

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Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) Summary

Category1Y (TTM)3Y5Y10Y15Y20Y
Price CAGR(0.53%)+10.59%+10.14%+13.47%+12.84%+9.70%
Total Return CAGR+1.07%+12.29%+11.87%+15.53%+15.56%+12.62%
Revenue CAGR+10.87%+8.44%+10.25%+6.85%+4.74%+3.30%
Net Income CAGR+4.45%+7.36%+12.42%+9.38%+7.40%+4.24%
EPS CAGR(1.76%)+7.43%+13.68%+15.01%+8.49%+5.96%
Free Cash Flow CAGR+79.10%+30.12%+7.28%+9.01%+6.87%+4.83%
Operating Cash Flow CAGR+21.12%+13.60%+11.01%+8.89%+6.75%+4.87%
Dividends CAGR+10.01%+8.27%+8.65%+7.92%+6.63%+7.34%

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WM Total Return CAGR Chart

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)

Annual Total Returns Comparison

YearStart ValueEnd ValueWM ReturnSPY ReturnOutperformance
2026(YTD)1337.111383.88+3.50%+7.47%(3.97%)
20251210.041337.11+10.50%+17.72%(7.22%)
20241058.771210.04+14.29%+24.89%(10.60%)
2023911.361058.77+16.17%+26.19%(10.02%)
2022954.30911.36(4.50%)(18.17%)+13.67%
2021663.56954.30+43.81%+28.74%+15.07%
2020629.04663.56+5.49%+18.37%(12.88%)
2019482.20629.04+30.45%+31.22%(0.77%)
2018457.88482.20+5.31%(4.56%)+9.87%
2017367.90457.88+24.46%+21.70%+2.76%
Last Precomputed Sync: Monday, June 29, 2026

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
61,700 employees
Industrials / Waste Management
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Waste Management
CEO
James C. Fish Jr.