WM

NYSE

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

Industrials, Environmental & Facilities Services

$227.68

close 7 Aug 2026

-3.97%

52-week change

$91.07B

market cap

$194.11

$248.13

52-week range

Expected price

$213.84 – $261.36

Current price

$227.68

Signal

Appears fairly valued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)32.25x

P/S (TTM)3.55x

P/B9.18x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)15.28x

FCF yield (TTM)3.92%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)4.29

Context

P/E, own 5-year average33.22x

P/E, sector median29.72x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$235.92*

Indicated dividend yield1.66%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)27.99x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)24.91x

Forward PEG2.26*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (27 analysts)$8.13

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)12.37%

Revenue growth (FY2026)4.67%

Street view

Price target (mean)$260.84*

Target upside14.56%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)19 / 9 / 0

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)5 / 9

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 29 Jul 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

5Y CAGR +9.15%10Y CAGR +8.04%

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$227.68

Cash & equivalents$557.00M

Total debt$23.36B

Shares outstanding400.00M

Result

DCF price per share$222.80

Current price$227.68

Margin of safety-2.14%

PV of years 1–10$37.89B

PV of terminal value$74.03B

Equity value$89.12B

Market-implied growth+9.37%

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	$3.90B	$4.26B	$4.65B	$5.07B	$5.54B	$6.04B	$6.59B	$7.20B	$7.86B	$8.58B	$159.82B
PV	$3.61B	$3.65B	$3.69B	$3.73B	$3.77B	$3.81B	$3.85B	$3.89B	$3.93B	$3.97B	$74.03B

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 29 Jul 2026, close 7 Aug 2026