Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Stock Analysis
Last updated Sep 8, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Sep 7, 2026
- Financial Health 65
- Profitability 60
- Business Quality 65
- Balance Sheet 55
- Cash Flow 80
Why this rating?
Health 65/100 — Good Quality
Worth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
Company overview
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) is a Waste Management company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates Waste Management, Inc. 65/100 (Good Quality) due to solid business quality, steady revenue growth, and manageable leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Fair
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 30.8
- Forward P/E 23.88
- PEG 2
- EV/Revenue 4.3
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 4.0%
- Gross Margin 40.6%
- Operating Margin 19.0%
- Net Margin 11.1%
- ROE 29.8%
Financial strength
- Cash $557.00M
- Debt $23.36B
- Net Cash $-22.80B
- Free Cash Flow $2.82B
- Current Ratio 0.91
Similar companies
Peers in Waste Management, ranked by Financial Health.
Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
Health Entry- Republic Services, Inc. Waste Management RSG$221.63 65 Health 65 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- Waste Connections, Inc. Waste Management WCN$163.16 58 Health 58 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- GFL Environmental Inc. Waste Management GFL$42.87 36 Health 36 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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