Waste Management, Inc.

Waste Management, Inc.verified

WM

Price:

$214.19

Market Cap:

$86.29B

Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides waste management environmental services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in North America. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States, as well as owns and operates transfer stations. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned or operated 255 solid waste landfills; 5 secure hazardous waste landfills; 96 MRFs; and 340 transfer stations. It also provides material...[Read more]

Industry

Waste Management

IPO Date

1988-06-22

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

WM

The ROE as of December 2025 (TTM) for Waste Management, Inc. (WM) is 28.79%

According to Waste Management, Inc.’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current ROE is 28.79%. This represents a change of 299.38% compared to the average of 7.21% of the last 4 quarters.

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Historical ROE (quarterly & annually)

How has WM ROE performed in the past?

The mean historical ROE of Waste Management, Inc. over the last ten years is 26.80%. The current 28.79% ROE has changed 7.44% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), WM's ROE was at its highest in in the December 2017 quarter at 15.00%. The ROE was at its lowest in in the June 2020 quarter at 4.46%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

26.80%

Median

28.08%

Minimum

14.09%

Maximum

33.38%

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) ROE by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Waste Management, Inc. ROE, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 58.39%

Maximum Annual ROE = 33.38%

Minimum Annual Increase = -36.33%

Minimum Annual ROE = 14.09%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearROEChange
202433.28%-0.30%
202333.38%2.14%
202232.68%28.19%
202125.49%26.98%
202020.08%-15.04%
201923.63%-22.98%
201830.68%-5.26%
201732.38%45.11%
201622.31%58.39%
201514.09%-36.33%

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Average ROE

How has WM ROE performed in the past?

The current ROE of Waste Management, Inc. (WM) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

33.11%

5-year avg

28.98%

10-year avg

26.80%

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) ROE vs. Peers

How is WM’s ROE compared to its peers?

Waste Management, Inc.’s ROE is less than Republic Services, Inc. (17.94%), less than Emerson Electric Co. (11.48%), less than United Parcel Service, Inc. (34.41%), less than Northrop Grumman Corporation (26.04%), less than Johnson Controls International plc (11.39%), less than Cintas Corporation (40.41%), less than 3M Company (78.98%), less than Waste Connections, Inc. (7.76%), greater than TransDigm Group Incorporated (-34.88%), less than Illinois Tool Works Inc. (93.28%),

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