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Waste collection and disposal industry leader WM enjoys leading market share and unmatched dominance in landfill ownership, which is nearly impossible to replicate given immense regulatory hurdles. This leadership position expanded after the firm's October 2020 acquisition of Advanced Disposal, which had been the fourth-largest publicly traded waste collection and disposal company in the United States.
WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 259 active landfills and about 337 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.
Morningstar analysts hand-select direct competitors or comparable companies to provide context on the strength and durability of WM’s competitive advantage.
Waste Management Inc
XNYS: WM
| Republic Services Inc
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| Stericycle Inc
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| Waste Connections Inc
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Price
| 154.42 | 144.73 | 46.50 | 135.87 |
Currency
| USD | USD | USD | USD |
Change
| −$1.26 (0.81%) | −$0.95 (0.65%) | +$1.47 (3.26%) | −$0.41 (0.30%) |
Market Cap
| 62.55 Bil | 45.78 Bil | 4.30 Bil | 35.00 Bil |
Industry
| Waste Management | Waste Management | Waste Management | Waste Management |
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Yes. WM has a forward dividend yield of 1.80%.
See
WM’s full dividends and stock split history
on the Dividend tab.
Dividend yield allows investors, particularly those interested in dividend-paying stocks,
to compare the relationship between a stock’s price and how it rewards stockholders through dividends.
The formula for calculating dividend yield is to divide the annual dividend paid per share by the stock price.
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WM’s market cap is 62.55 Bil.
Market capitalization is calculated by taking a company’s share price and multiplying it by the total number of shares.
It’s often used to measure a company’s size. In the Morningstar Style Box, large-cap names account for the
largest 70% of U.S. stocks, mid-cap names account for the largest 70–90%, and small-cap names are the remaining 10% of companies.
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WM’s stock style is Large Core.
Style is an investment factor that has a meaningful impact on investment risk and returns.
Style is calculated by combining value and growth scores, which are first individually calculated.
High-growth stocks tend to represent the technology, healthcare, and communications sectors. They rarely distribute dividends to shareholders, opting for reinvestment in their businesses. More value-oriented stocks tend to represent financial services, utilities, and energy stocks. These are established companies that reliably pay dividends.
Learn more about style.
WM’s price/sales is 3.20.
Price/sales represents the amount an investor is willing to pay for a dollar generated from
a particular company’s sales or revenues.
WM’s price/forward earnings is 28.00.
Forward P/E gives some indication of how cheap or expensive a stock is compared with consensus earnings estimates.
The lower the Forward P/E, the cheaper the stock.
WM’s price/book is 9.12.
Price/book ratio can tell investors approximately how much they’re paying for a company’s assets,
based on historical, rather than current, valuations. Historical valuations generally do not reflect
a company’s current market value. Value investors frequently look for companies that have low price/book ratios.
See WM’s valuation ratios compared to the Market Index.
WM’s beta can be found in Trading Information at the top of this page.
A stock’s beta measures how closely tied its price movements have been to the performance of the overall market.
Compare WM’s historical performance against its industry peers and the overall market.
