Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Stock Overview
NYSE · Industrials · Waste Management
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Waste Management, Inc.
Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and internationally. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Waste Management, Inc. operates in the Industrials sector, within the Waste Management industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Waste Management, Inc. at a Glance
| Company | Waste Management, Inc. |
| Ticker | WM |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $218.99 |
| Market cap | $87.53B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 30.97 |
| EPS (trailing) | $7.07 |
| 52-week high | $248.13 |
| 52-week low | $194.11 |
| Dividend yield | 1.73% |
| Ex-dividend date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Beta | 0.43 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 29.84% |
| Debt-to-equity | 235.30% |
| Average volume | 2.12M |
| Shares outstanding | 399.72M |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Waste Management |
| Employees | 60,500 |
| Country | United States |
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- What is Waste Management, Inc.'s current P/E ratio?
- Waste Management, Inc. (WM) has a trailing P/E ratio of 30.97 as of our 6 September 2026 data snapshot. Learn what the P/E ratio means →
- What is Waste Management, Inc.'s market capitalisation?
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- What is WM's 52-week range?
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- Does Waste Management, Inc. pay a dividend?
- Waste Management, Inc.'s trailing annual dividend yield is 1.73%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
- What exchange is WM listed on?
- WM is listed on the NYSE. Browse all NYSE-listed stocks →
- What sector is Waste Management, Inc. in?
- Waste Management, Inc. is classified in the Industrials sector. Compare with Industrials peers →
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