Waste Management, Inc. (WM) has a MoatMap StockRank of 52/100 based on Quality (55/100), Value (30/100), and Momentum (53/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD. Waste Management is a premier quality compounder with an un-copyable moat and immense pricing power. While not a direct play on our core themes, its growing renewable natural gas (RNG) infrastructure benefits from localized energy security trends. The stock is flagged rather than approved solely due to its historically high valuation multiple.
Waste Management, Inc. is North America's largest integrated environmental services company, providing collection, transfer, recycling, disposal, and waste-to-energy services. Its extensive and geographically dispersed infrastructure, including a vast network of landfills and transfer stations, forms a significant competitive moat. This dominant market position in a highly regulated, essential service industry ensures stable revenue streams and high barriers to entry for competitors.
| Price | $218.17 |
| Market Cap | $86.1B |
| P/E (TTM) | 31.65 |
| P/E (Forward) | 23.68 |
| Price/Book | 8.79 |
| Return on Equity | 29.9% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 10.8% |
| Debt/Equity | 228.41 |
| Gross Margin | 40.6% |
| Operating Margin | 17.5% |
| Revenue Growth | 3.5% |
| Dividend Yield | 1.6% |
| Free Cash Flow | $2.1B |
Waste Management, Inc. operates in the Waste Management industry, part of the Industrials sector (United States).