Learn more about whether Waste Management, Inc. is a good stock to buy or sell based on recent news as well as its key financial metrics. Read on to find out how (WM) grades on certain investment factors and determine whether it meets your investment needs.

Latest Waste Management, Inc. Stock News

As of November 25, 2025, Waste Management, Inc. had a $87.1 billion market capitalization, putting it in the 97th percentile of companies in the Commercial Services & Supplies industry.

Currently, Waste Management, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 33.8. Waste Management, Inc.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $24.8 billion with a 10.3% profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was 14.9%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $7.501 per share for the current fiscal year. Waste Management, Inc. currently has a 1.5% dividend yield.



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Grading Waste Management, Inc. Stock

Before you choose to buy, sell or hold Waste Management, Inc. stock, you’ll want to analyze how it has been graded. Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data and the knowledge and time to sift through it all, making sense of financial ratios, reading income statements and analyzing recent stock movement. To help individual investors decide whether or not to buy (WM) stock, AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way that is suitable for investors of all knowledge levels.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A‐F grades for each of five key investing factors: value, growth, momentum, earnings revisions and quality. Here, we’ll take a closer look at Waste Management, Inc.’s stock grades for value, growth and quality. Learn more about A+ Investor here!

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Other Waste Management, Inc. Stock Grades

In addition to , A+ Investor also provides grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Estimate Revisions and Quality.

The Momentum Grade helps uncover stocks experiencing anomalously high rates of return; research finds that stocks with high relative levels of momentum tend to outperform, whereas those with low levels of momentum tend to continue underperforming.

The Earnings Estimate Revisions Grade takes into account the magnitude of a company’s earnings surprise in its last two reported fiscal quarters. Often, surprises beget further surprises‐or at least continued sales growth (the exact opposite is generally true, too). AAII’s stock screen that follows the companies with the highest earnings estimate revisions (i.e., the best grades) has a 23.3% backtested annual return since inception, whereas an example screen following those with the worst revisions has a backtested annual return since inception of under 5%.

Growth investing builds on the idea that stocks of companies exhibiting strong, consistent and prolonged growth outperform those of slower—growth companies. AAII measures several dimensions of growth in its Growth Grade, including year—over—year increases in sales and earnings, long(er)—term historical sales and earnings growth rates and analyst‐forecasted long—term earnings growth.

Successful stock investing involves buying low and selling high, so stock valuation is an important consideration for stock selection. Buying stocks that are going to go up typically means buying stocks that are undervalued in the first place, although momentum investors may argue that point.

AAII’s A+ Investor Quality Grade comes from the ranking of key metrics. Specifically, the Quality Grade is the percentile rank of the composite return on assets (ROA), return on invested capital (ROIC), gross profit relative to assets, buyback yield, change in total liabilities to assets, accruals, Z double prime bankruptcy risk (Z) score and F—Score.

These 5 key factors, when combined with the above, provide a holistic view into a stock. Further, by joining A+ Investor you can see whether Waste Management, Inc.’s stock passes any of our 60+ stock screens that have outperformed the market since their creation.

Should I Buy Waste Management, Inc. Stock?

Overall, Waste Management, Inc. stock has a .

Whether or not you should buy Waste Management, Inc. stock will ultimately depend on your individual goals, risk tolerance and allocation. AAII can help you figure these out and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

Lastly, it’s important to evaluate a stock by comparing it against others in the same industry. Review the table below to see how Waste Management, Inc. stock stands up against its competitors. Click into any of the below tickers to see their stock grades for value, momentum, quality and EPS revisions.

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Competitors

Companies similar to Waste Management, Inc. in the Commercial Services & Supplies industry.

Company name	Ticker	Market Cap
Rollins, Inc.	ROL	$29.80Bil
Copart, Inc.	CPRT	$37.51Bil
Waste Connections, Inc.	WCN	$45.38Bil
Cintas Corporation	CTAS	$74.18Bil
Republic Services, Inc.	RSG	$67.29Bil

Waste Management, Inc. Stock: Bottom Line

You can use the information about how Waste Management, Inc. is graded to determine if you should invest in this stock. However, you should decide whether Waste Management, Inc.’s stock is a buy, sell or hold based on a combination of grades, metrics, ratios and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports.

Investors are encouraged to do their own due diligence and research. In this way, individuals can effectively become managers of their own assets—without having to rely on others for financial independence. You can count on AAII for timeless articles on financial planning and stock-picking, unbiased research and actionable analysis.

So, if you’re still on the fence about whether Waste Management, Inc. is a buy, sell or hold, you can utilize AAII’s expansive and robust screening tools like A+ Investor to help with your decision.

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