Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 25.50 as of 2026-09-26T00:16:17.401Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-10T03:58:03.415Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
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
Forward PE Ratio (25.50) = Dated Quote Price ($206.83) / Consensus Forward EPS ($8.11)
FORWARD PE RATIO
25.50
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
23.60
median of 129 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+8.05%
vs the sector median at left
Waste Management, Inc.
Market Cap
$82.67B
Forward PE Ratio
25.50
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Management, Inc. (WM) | $82.67B | 25.50 |
| Bloom Energy Corporation (BE)vs › | $85.03B | 106.97 |
| Cintas Corporation (CTAS)vs › | $80.00B | 36.33 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $79.80B | 13.06 |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)vs › | $78.92B | 24.00 |
| CSX Corporation (CSX)vs › | $86.66B | 23.29 |
| 3M Company (MMM)vs › | $87.41B | 18.95 |
| Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)vs › | $88.55B | 24.10 |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CP)vs › | $76.40B | N/A |
| General Dynamics Corporation (GD)vs › | $91.10B | 19.83 |
Trailing P/E
29.3
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
25.5
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $8.11 implies +14.9% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $7.06.
At the dated quote price of $206.83, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $8.11 | $7.97 – $8.46 | 17 | 25.5x |
| 2027-12-31 | $9.06 | $8.68 – $9.49 | 18 | 22.8x |
| 2028-12-31 | $9.88 | $9.31 – $10.86 | 10 | 20.9x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
