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Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
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Waste Management, Inc. revenue & earnings — last 10 fiscal years
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.61B | $14.48B | $14.91B | $15.46B | $15.22B | $17.93B | $19.70B | $20.43B | $22.06B | $25.20B |
| Gross profit | $5.12B | $5.46B | $5.67B | $5.96B | $5.88B | $6.82B | $7.40B | $7.82B | $8.68B | $10.19B |
| Net income | $1.18B | $1.95B | $1.93B | $1.67B | $1.50B | $1.82B | $2.24B | $2.30B | $2.75B | $2.71B |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 10.8% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 11.3% | 12.4% | 10.7% |
Source: Waste Management, Inc. SEC filings (10-K). 19 years of history available in the interactive view.
What growth is priced into WM stock?
At today's market cap of $88.87B, Waste Management, Inc. is priced for free-cash-flow growth of about 13.9% per year for 10 years (assuming a 10% discount rate and 2.5% terminal growth, base FCF $2.82B from the FY ending 2025-12-31). For comparison, free cash flow actually grew 9.1%/yr over the last five fiscal years and revenue 10.6%/yr, computed from its SEC filings. This is a reverse DCF — a translation of the price into a growth assumption you can judge, not a fair value and not advice. Change the assumptions yourself in the interactive view →
Explore 19 years of Waste Management, Inc. financials — interactive
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About Waste Management, Inc.
Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and internationally. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, recovery facility, or disposal site; owns and operates transfer stations; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities that produce renewable electricity and renewable natural gas. It also operates materials processing and commodities recycling services, including cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; markets and resells recycling commodities; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company collects recyclable food and yard waste, as well as markets and sells mulch, compost, soil amendments, and renewable energy; offers remediation and construction, and industrial waste services; and manages and markets fly ash. Further, it provides Regulated Waste and Compliance Services (RWCS), which offers compliance programs, as well as collection, processing, and disposal of regulated and specialized waste, including medical, pharmaceutical, and hazardous waste; and Secure Information Destruction (SID) services that include the collection of personal and confidential information for secure destruction and recycling of sorted office paper. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Waste Management, Inc. — frequently asked questions
What is Waste Management, Inc.'s revenue?
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) reported revenue of $25.20B for fiscal year 2025, up 14.2% from the prior year, according to its SEC filings.
Is Waste Management, Inc. profitable?
Yes. WM earned net income of $2.71B in fiscal 2025, a net margin of 10.7%.
What is WM's P/E ratio?
Waste Management, Inc. trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 32.0 based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
How fast is Waste Management, Inc. growing?
WM's revenue grew at roughly 10.6% per year over the last five fiscal years (compound annual growth rate), computed from SEC-filed statements.
How much debt does Waste Management, Inc. have?
As of fiscal year 2025, WM carried roughly $711.00M in total debt (short- plus long-term borrowings), per its filed balance sheet.
What is Waste Management, Inc.'s gross margin?
WM's gross margin was 40.4% in fiscal 2025 — gross profit of $10.19B on revenue of $25.20B.
What is Waste Management, Inc.'s market cap?
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) has a market capitalization of about $88.87B, based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
When does Waste Management, Inc.'s fiscal year end?
WM's fiscal year ends in December. Its most recent annual filing covers the fiscal year ending 2025-12-31.
What growth is priced into WM stock?
At today's market cap of $88.87B, Waste Management, Inc. is priced for free-cash-flow growth of about 13.9% per year for 10 years (assuming a 10% discount rate and 2.5% terminal growth, base FCF $2.82B from the FY ending 2025-12-31). For comparison, free cash flow actually grew 9.1%/yr over the last five fiscal years and revenue 10.6%/yr, computed from its SEC filings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are computed from Waste Management, Inc.'s official SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), covering 19 years of history, refreshed nightly. stockportfolio.pro does not provide investment advice.