Basis: Current FMP quote-based enterprise value / four-quarter revenue. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
Is the EV/Sales ratio high or low?
The EV/Sales ratio of 4.11x is in line with its estimated 5-year average of 4.53x, near the low end of its estimated 5-year range (3.84x–5.40x).
As of 2026-09-26T00:16:17.401Z. 9.05% below its estimated 12-month average of 4.52x.
Calculation as of: 2026-09-26T00:16:17.401Z.
Quote observation: 2026-09-25T20:00:02.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 902a73be493f2b7388ede1cd0e67ffc47593c0e147f0753089251833d01c00e9
Historical values estimate market capitalization from statement-period weighted shares. Comparisons with the current quote-based value are approximate. Only filing versions delivered by FMP are available for the historical calculation. Historical series through 2026-09-09.
Historical values estimate market capitalization from statement-period weighted shares. Comparisons with the current quote-based value are approximate. Only filing versions delivered by FMP are available for the historical calculation.
EV/SALES RATIO
4.11x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG TTM
4.52x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 3Y
4.69x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 5Y
4.53x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 10Y
4.04x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 15Y
3.43x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 20Y
3.06x
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
-9.05%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
-12.33%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
-9.23%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
+1.67%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
+19.82%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
+34.31%
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
3.24x
median of 142 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+26.85%
vs the sector median at left
Waste Management, Inc.
Market Cap
$82.67B
EV/Sales Ratio
4.11x
TTM Avg
4.52x
3Y Avg
4.69x
5Y Avg
4.53x
Market Cap
$85.03B
EV/Sales Ratio
27.36x
TTM Avg
22.53x
3Y Avg
9.96x
5Y Avg
7.72x
Market Cap
$79.80B
EV/Sales Ratio
1.15x
TTM Avg
1.23x
3Y Avg
1.37x
5Y Avg
1.56x
Market Cap
$78.92B
EV/Sales Ratio
5.33x
TTM Avg
5.29x
3Y Avg
5.20x
5Y Avg
5.12x
Market Cap
$76.40B
EV/Sales Ratio
8.47x
TTM Avg
8.46x
3Y Avg
8.80x
5Y Avg
10.14x
| NAME | MARKET CAP | EV/SALES RATIO | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Management, Inc. (WM) | $82.67B | 4.11x | 4.52x | 4.69x | 4.53x |
| Bloom Energy Corporation (BE)vs › | $85.03B | 27.36x | 22.53x | 9.96x | 7.72x |
| Cintas Corporation (CTAS)vs › | $80.00B | 7.32x | 7.34x | 7.86x | 7.12x |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $79.80B | 1.15x | 1.23x | 1.37x | 1.56x |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)vs › | $78.92B | 5.33x | 5.29x | 5.20x | 5.12x |
| CSX Corporation (CSX)vs › | $86.66B | 7.24x | 6.80x | 6.04x | 6.16x |
| 3M Company (MMM)vs › | $87.41B | 3.85x | 3.82x | 3.22x | 2.83x |
| Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)vs › | $88.55B | 5.38x | 5.04x | 4.49x | 4.16x |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CP)vs › | $76.40B | 8.47x | 8.46x | 8.80x | 10.14x |
| General Dynamics Corporation (GD)vs › | $91.10B | 1.75x | 1.95x | 1.92x | 1.91x |
Enterprise Value (EV) = Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
Sales = Total Revenue (TTM)
EV/Sales is commonly used because:
Note: EV/Sales does not include margin, debt maturity, cash conversion, or growth durability by itself.
EV/Sales = Enterprise Value / Revenue (TTM)
Enterprise value to sales compares total company value to revenue, useful across capital structures and for unprofitable companies.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| DATE | EV/SALES RATIO |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | 4.29x |
| 2026-09-08 | 4.31x |
| 2026-09-04 | 4.33x |
| 2026-09-03 | 4.37x |
| 2026-09-02 | 4.33x |
| 2026-09-01 | 4.34x |
| 2026-08-31 | 4.33x |
| 2026-08-28 | 4.34x |
| 2026-08-27 | 4.31x |
| 2026-08-26 | 4.36x |
| 2026-08-25 | 4.38x |
| 2026-08-24 | 4.45x |
| 2026-08-21 | 4.41x |
| 2026-08-20 | 4.42x |
| 2026-08-19 | 4.42x |
| 2026-08-18 | 4.40x |
| 2026-08-17 | 4.41x |
| 2026-08-14 | 4.42x |
| 2026-08-13 | 4.41x |
| 2026-08-12 | 4.44x |
| 2026-08-11 | 4.45x |
| 2026-08-10 | 4.45x |
| 2026-08-07 | 4.47x |
| 2026-08-06 | 4.49x |
| 2026-08-05 | 4.41x |
| 2026-08-04 | 4.43x |
| 2026-08-03 | 4.45x |
| 2026-07-31 | 4.45x |
| 2026-07-30 | 4.44x |
| 2026-07-29 | 4.66x |
| 2026-07-28 | 4.70x |
| 2026-07-27 | 4.68x |
| 2026-07-24 | 4.69x |
| 2026-07-23 | 4.67x |
| 2026-07-22 | 4.66x |
| 2026-07-21 | 4.61x |
| 2026-07-20 | 4.70x |
| 2026-07-17 | 4.70x |
| 2026-07-16 | 4.75x |
| 2026-07-15 | 4.60x |
| 2026-07-14 | 4.62x |
| 2026-07-13 | 4.66x |
| 2026-07-10 | 4.61x |
| 2026-07-09 | 4.58x |
| 2026-07-08 | 4.62x |
| 2026-07-07 | 4.67x |
| 2026-07-06 | 4.54x |
| 2026-07-02 | 4.56x |
| 2026-07-01 | 4.46x |
| 2026-06-30 | 4.44x |
| 2026-06-29 | 4.45x |
| 2026-06-26 | 4.48x |
| 2026-06-25 | 4.44x |
| 2026-06-24 | 4.45x |
| 2026-06-23 | 4.38x |
| 2026-06-22 | 4.29x |
| 2026-06-18 | 4.31x |
| 2026-06-17 | 4.33x |
| 2026-06-16 | 4.37x |
| 2026-06-15 | 4.35x |
| 2026-06-12 | 4.39x |
| 2026-06-11 | 4.38x |
| 2026-06-10 | 4.46x |
| 2026-06-09 | 4.42x |
| 2026-06-08 | 4.33x |
| 2026-06-05 | 4.40x |
| 2026-06-04 | 4.38x |
| 2026-06-03 | 4.36x |
| 2026-06-02 | 4.27x |
| 2026-06-01 | 4.28x |
| 2026-05-29 | 4.26x |
| 2026-05-28 | 4.31x |
| 2026-05-27 | 4.33x |
| 2026-05-26 | 4.32x |
| 2026-05-22 | 4.36x |
| 2026-05-21 | 4.36x |
| 2026-05-20 | 4.39x |
| 2026-05-19 | 4.43x |
| 2026-05-18 | 4.44x |
| 2026-05-15 | 4.39x |
| 2026-05-14 | 4.38x |
| 2026-05-13 | 4.34x |
| 2026-05-12 | 4.36x |
| 2026-05-11 | 4.30x |
| 2026-05-08 | 4.32x |
| 2026-05-07 | 4.42x |
| 2026-05-06 | 4.40x |
| 2026-05-05 | 4.47x |
| 2026-05-04 | 4.52x |
| 2026-05-01 | 4.53x |
| 2026-04-30 | 4.60x |
| 2026-04-29 | 4.60x |
| 2026-04-28 | 4.55x |
| 2026-04-27 | 4.53x |
| 2026-04-24 | 4.58x |
| 2026-04-23 | 4.64x |
| 2026-04-22 | 4.49x |
| 2026-04-21 | 4.49x |
| 2026-04-20 | 4.50x |
| 2026-04-17 | 4.50x |
| 2026-04-16 | 4.50x |
| 2026-04-15 | 4.51x |
| 2026-04-14 | 4.55x |
| 2026-04-13 | 4.61x |
| 2026-04-10 | 4.58x |
| 2026-04-09 | 4.64x |
| 2026-04-08 | 4.62x |
| 2026-04-07 | 4.65x |
| 2026-04-06 | 4.65x |
| 2026-04-02 | 4.68x |
| 2026-04-01 | 4.61x |
| 2026-03-31 | 4.59x |
| 2026-03-30 | 4.59x |
| 2026-03-27 | 4.51x |
| 2026-03-26 | 4.54x |
| 2026-03-25 | 4.51x |
| 2026-03-24 | 4.51x |
| 2026-03-23 | 4.55x |
| 2026-03-20 | 4.61x |
| 2026-03-19 | 4.65x |
| 2026-03-18 | 4.65x |
| 2026-03-17 | 4.69x |
| 2026-03-16 | 4.70x |
| 2026-03-13 | 4.73x |
| 2026-03-12 | 4.73x |
| 2026-03-11 | 4.70x |
| 2026-03-10 | 4.68x |
| 2026-03-09 | 4.86x |
| 2026-03-06 | 4.85x |
| 2026-03-05 | 4.85x |
| 2026-03-04 | 4.82x |
| 2026-03-03 | 4.81x |
| 2026-03-02 | 4.80x |
| 2026-02-27 | 4.77x |
| 2026-02-26 | 4.65x |
| 2026-02-25 | 4.56x |
| 2026-02-24 | 4.59x |
| 2026-02-23 | 4.60x |
| 2026-02-20 | 4.60x |
| 2026-02-19 | 4.65x |
| 2026-02-18 | 4.66x |
| 2026-02-17 | 4.68x |
| 2026-02-13 | 4.66x |
| 2026-02-12 | 4.61x |
| 2026-02-11 | 4.67x |
| 2026-02-10 | 4.62x |
| 2026-02-09 | 4.70x |
| 2026-02-06 | 4.64x |
| 2026-02-05 | 4.63x |
| 2026-02-04 | 4.63x |
| 2026-02-03 | 4.61x |
| 2026-02-02 | 4.58x |
| 2026-01-30 | 4.56x |
| 2026-01-29 | 4.58x |
| 2026-01-28 | 4.71x |
| 2026-01-27 | 4.71x |
| 2026-01-26 | 4.69x |
| 2026-01-23 | 4.67x |
| 2026-01-22 | 4.67x |
| 2026-01-21 | 4.63x |
| 2026-01-20 | 4.55x |
| 2026-01-16 | 4.54x |
| 2026-01-15 | 4.52x |
| 2026-01-14 | 4.50x |
| 2026-01-13 | 4.46x |
| 2026-01-12 | 4.50x |
| 2026-01-09 | 4.54x |
| 2026-01-08 | 4.49x |
| 2026-01-07 | 4.46x |
| 2026-01-06 | 4.51x |
| 2026-01-05 | 4.52x |
| 2026-01-02 | 4.50x |
| 2025-12-31 | 4.52x |
| 2025-12-30 | 4.56x |
| 2025-12-29 | 4.56x |
| 2025-12-26 | 4.54x |
| 2025-12-24 | 4.55x |
| 2025-12-23 | 4.53x |
| 2025-12-22 | 4.52x |
| 2025-12-19 | 4.46x |
| 2025-12-18 | 4.50x |
| 2025-12-17 | 4.52x |
| 2025-12-16 | 4.51x |
| 2025-12-15 | 4.50x |
| 2025-12-12 | 4.45x |
| 2025-12-11 | 4.39x |
| 2025-12-10 | 4.35x |
| 2025-12-09 | 4.35x |
| 2025-12-08 | 4.37x |
| 2025-12-05 | 4.42x |
| 2025-12-04 | 4.43x |
| 2025-12-03 | 4.46x |
| 2025-12-02 | 4.44x |
| 2025-12-01 | 4.46x |
| 2025-11-28 | 4.49x |
| 2025-11-26 | 4.48x |
| 2025-11-25 | 4.46x |
| 2025-11-24 | 4.39x |
| 2025-11-21 | 4.47x |
| 2025-11-20 | 4.47x |
| 2025-11-19 | 4.45x |
| 2025-11-18 | 4.38x |
| 2025-11-17 | 4.33x |
| 2025-11-14 | 4.35x |
| 2025-11-13 | 4.27x |
| 2025-11-12 | 4.26x |
| 2025-11-11 | 4.25x |
| 2025-11-10 | 4.21x |
| 2025-11-07 | 4.23x |
| 2025-11-06 | 4.19x |
| 2025-11-05 | 4.21x |
| 2025-11-04 | 4.21x |
| 2025-11-03 | 4.15x |
| 2025-10-31 | 4.19x |
| 2025-10-30 | 4.21x |
| 2025-10-29 | 4.16x |
| 2025-10-28 | 4.43x |
| 2025-10-27 | 4.59x |
| 2025-10-24 | 4.61x |
| 2025-10-23 | 4.63x |
| 2025-10-22 | 4.64x |
| 2025-10-21 | 4.61x |
| 2025-10-20 | 4.62x |
| 2025-10-17 | 4.62x |
| 2025-10-16 | 4.59x |
| 2025-10-15 | 4.59x |
| 2025-10-14 | 4.67x |
| 2025-10-13 | 4.65x |
| 2025-10-10 | 4.69x |
| 2025-10-09 | 4.66x |
| 2025-10-08 | 4.70x |
| 2025-10-07 | 4.66x |
| 2025-10-06 | 4.66x |
| 2025-10-03 | 4.69x |
| 2025-10-02 | 4.65x |
| 2025-10-01 | 4.70x |
| 2025-09-30 | 4.71x |
| 2025-09-29 | 4.69x |
| 2025-09-26 | 4.68x |
| 2025-09-25 | 4.65x |
| 2025-09-24 | 4.69x |
| 2025-09-23 | 4.67x |
| 2025-09-22 | 4.65x |
| 2025-09-19 | 4.64x |
| 2025-09-18 | 4.63x |
| 2025-09-17 | 4.63x |
| 2025-09-16 | 4.60x |
| 2025-09-15 | 4.63x |
| 2025-09-12 | 4.67x |
| 2025-09-11 | 4.71x |
| 2025-09-10 | 4.66x |
| 2025-09-09 | 4.68x |
| 2025-09-08 | 4.68x |
| 2025-09-05 | 4.70x |
| 2025-09-04 | 4.78x |
| 2025-09-03 | 4.77x |
| 2025-09-02 | 4.80x |
| 2025-08-29 | 4.81x |
| 2025-08-28 | 4.78x |
| 2025-08-27 | 4.80x |
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