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What stands out
- Returns appear driven by leverage
At a glance
- Depends onUpstream position: supplies 5 industries, depends on 1
- ScaleMarket cap is $87.8B, higher than 95% of all stocks globally
- PositionReturn on equity is 29.8%, higher than 95% of its Waste Management peers (median 6.4%)
- Interpretations7 currently firing — 7
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Dividends view
Yield
1.72%Above 5Y avg (1.49%)
Annual Rate
USD 3.78Paid quarterly
Payout Ratio
50.1%Sustainable
Consecutive Growth
17 yrStrong track record
Paying Dividends
25 yr
Payback Period
59.6 yr
Last Ex-Dividend
Sep 11, 2026
Last Payment
Jun 18, 2026
The reported statements, read against the company's own industry.
What stands out
- Returns appear driven by leverage
Financials view
Market Capitalization
87.80BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Trailing P/E
31.43xvs Waste Management peers
Revenue (TTM)
25.67BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Profit Margin
11.12%vs Waste Management peers
Beta
0.4370xvs all stocks
52-Week Change
-2.97%vs all stocks
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
1.72%vs all stocks
Market Capitalization
87.80BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Enterprise Value
111.23BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Trailing P/E
31.43xvs Waste Management peers
Forward P/E
24.26xvs Waste Management peers
PEG Ratio
-0.3638xvs Waste Management peers
Price to Sales (TTM)
3.45xvs Waste Management peers
Price to Book (MRQ)
8.92xvs Waste Management peers
Enterprise to Revenue
4.33xvs Waste Management peers
Enterprise to EBITDA
14.31xvs Waste Management peers
Gross Margin
40.83%vs Waste Management peers
Profit Margin
11.12%vs Waste Management peers
Operating Margin
18.99%vs Waste Management peers
Return on Assets (TTM)
6.57%vs Waste Management peers
Return on Equity (TTM)
29.84%vs Waste Management peers
Revenue (TTM)
25.67BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Revenue per Share (TTM)
63.75USDUpdated Aug 28, 2026Quarterly Revenue Growth
4.00%vs Waste Management peers
Gross Profit (TTM)
10.42BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
EBITDA (TTM)
7.71BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Net Income (TTM)
2.85BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)
8.10%vs Waste Management peers
Operating Cash Flow (TTM)
6.52BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)
2.35BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Forward Annual Dividend Rate
3.78USDUpdated Aug 28, 2026Forward Annual Dividend Yield
1.72%vs all stocks
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate
3.54USDUpdated Aug 28, 2026Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
1.61%vs all stocks
5-Year Average Dividend Yield
1.49%vs all stocks
Payout Ratio
50.07%vs Waste Management peers
Minority Interest (Equity)
1.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Revenue
25.20BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cost of Goods Sold
15.01BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Gross Profit
10.19BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Operating Income
4.61BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Pre-tax Income
3.43BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Income Tax Expense
717.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Income
2.71BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EBIT
4.34BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EBITDA (Income Statement)
7.50BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Selling, General & Administrative
2.63BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Non-operating Interest Expense
912.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EPS (Basic)
6.72USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EPS (Diluted)
6.70USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Basic Shares Outstanding
402.70MSharesFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Diluted Shares Outstanding
402.70MSharesFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Income from Continuing Operations
2.71BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Minority Interests (P&L)
-1.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Operating Cash Flow
5.69BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents (End of Period)
297.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Income Tax Paid
494.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Interest Paid
927.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Starting Profit (CF Statement)
2.71BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Depreciation & Amortization
2.86BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Deferred Taxes (CF)
363.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Stock-based Compensation
169.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Non-cash Items
142.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Accounts Receivable (CF)
-511.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Other Assets/Liabilities
-43.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Acquisitions
-274.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Investing Activity
-65.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Investing Cash Flow
-339.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt Issuance
20.41BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt Payments
-21.75BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Stock Repurchase
0.00USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Dividends Paid
-1.33BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Financing Charges
-67.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Financing Cash Flow
-2.73BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Shares Outstanding
399.97MSharesUpdated Aug 28, 2026Float Shares
398.52MSharesUpdated Aug 28, 2026Shares Short
6.12MSharesUpdated Aug 28, 2026Short Ratio
3.19daysvs all stocks
Short % of Shares Outstanding
1.53%vs all stocks
% Held by Insiders
0.26%vs all stocks
% Held by Institutions
85.99%vs all stocks
Total Cash (MRQ)
557.00MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Cash per Share (MRQ)
1.39USDUpdated Aug 28, 2026Total Debt (MRQ)
23.36BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ)
2.35xvs Waste Management peers
Current Ratio (MRQ)
0.9070xvs Waste Management peers
Book Value per Share (MRQ)
24.82USDUpdated Aug 28, 2026Total Assets
45.84BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Current Assets
4.91BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Liabilities
35.84BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Non-current Assets
40.92BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Non-current Liabilities
30.32BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Current Liabilities
5.52BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents
201.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Accounts Receivable
3.44BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Inventory
225.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Accounts Payable
1.87BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Short-term Debt
711.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Deferred Revenue
735.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt
22.20BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Non-current Liabilities
1.69BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Stock (Book)
6.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Retained Earnings
17.23BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Shareholders' Equity
9.99BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Treasury Stock
12.91BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 202552-Week Low
194.11USDUpdated Aug 28, 202652-Week High
248.13USDUpdated Aug 28, 202652-Week Change
-2.97%vs all stocks
Beta
0.4370xvs all stocks
50-Day MA
228.17USDUpdated Aug 28, 2026200-Day MA
224.69USDUpdated Aug 28, 2026Avg 10-Day Volume
1.95MSharesUpdated Aug 28, 2026Avg 30-Day Volume
1.96MSharesUpdated Aug 28, 2026Diluted EPS (TTM)
7.04USDUpdated Aug 28, 2026Other Income / Expense
-269.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 20257 interpretations currently present — each is a set of fired observations whose alignment reads as one structural pattern. Click an observation to see the numbers behind it.
Screen for these patternsHow does this company use capital?
Diagnostic
Elevated ROE With High Debt-to-Equity and Equity Multiplier
Return on equity reads high on a balance sheet carrying a lot of debt against that equity.
Reads
Industry-Benchmarked ROA and Margin Elevated
Returns and margins have sat in the top of its industry across five years.
Reads
Revenue Growing With Receivables Growing
Revenue has risen three years, and what customers owe has risen with it.
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Is this company growing?
Multi-Year Revenue, Profit, And Income Growth
Revenue has risen in each of three years, gross profit in each of four, and it has made a profit in all five.
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How is this stock valued?
Close Below 40W SMA With Profitability
The price sits below its 40-week average, on three profitable years and cash above profit.
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Where is this company structurally exposed?
Elevated Leverage on Three Denominators
Debt sits high against its equity, its assets, and its cash flow.
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Receivables Heavy and Growing
Money owed by customers keeps growing, and is much of its current assets.
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Shared structure with peers — never a ranking.
Relationships view
Structural observations derived from financial data, industry benchmarks, and supply chain position.
Peer Positioning
Return on equity is 29.8%, higher than 95% of its Waste Management peers (median 6.4%)Significant
Return on equity: 0.30Industry median: 0.06Industry P95: 0.18Peers compared: 82.00
Debt-to-equity is 2.35×, higher than 95% of its Waste Management peers (median 0.9×)Significant
Debt-to-equity: 2.35Industry median: 0.90Industry P95: 2.18Peers compared: 82.00
Price-to-book is 8.92×, higher than 95% of its Waste Management peers (median 1.99×)Significant
Price-to-book: 8.92Industry median: 1.99Industry P95: 6.32Peers compared: 82.00
Structural Tensions
Returns appear driven by leverageSignificant
Return on Equity: 0.30Debt-to-Equity: 2.35
Financial Health
Altman Z-Score 2.84: safe zoneNotable
Altman Z-Score: 2.84
High earnings qualityNotable
Earnings Quality Score: 1.67
Supply Chain
Upstream position: supplies 5 industries, depends on 1Notable
Outgoing: 5.00Incoming: 1.00
Scale
Market cap is $87.8B, higher than 95% of all stocks globallySignificant
Market cap (USD): 87,801,437,317Global P95: 26,266,743,019.727
Revenue is $25.67B, higher than 95% of all stocks globallySignificant
Revenue (USD): 25,667,000,320Global P95: 15,151,046,271.533
Levered free cash flow is $2.35B, higher than 95% of all stocks globallySignificant
Levered free cash flow (USD): 2,348,375,040Global P95: 1,247,399,751.3
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