Waste Management, Inc. · NYSE (us_market)
Industrials · Waste Management · United States
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 recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, recovery facility, or disposal site; owns and operates transfer stations; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities that produce renewable electricity and renewable natural gas. It also operates materials processing and commodities recycling services, including cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; markets and resells recycling commodities; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company collects recyclable food and yard waste, as well as markets and sells mulch, compost, soil amendments, and renewable energy; offers remediation and construction, and industrial waste services; and manages and markets fly ash. Further, it provides Regulated Waste and Compliance Services (RWCS), which offers compliance programs, as well as collection, processing, and disposal of regulated and specialized waste, including medical, pharmaceutical, and hazardous waste; and Secure Information Destruction (SID) services that include the collection of personal and confidential information for secure destruction and recycling of sorted office paper. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Houston, Texas.
| Event Period | Drawdown | Buy Point (Bottom) | Sell Point (Peak) | ticker.setupCols.buyScore | ticker.setupCols.sellScore | Max Return | Algo Return |
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DROP2025-08-11$237.10 RISE2025-11-03$196.77 PEAK2026-01-28$231.60 170d | -17.0% 84d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +17.7% 86d | Missed |
DROP2022-04-28$169.65 RISE2022-06-17$140.65 PEAK2022-08-17$175.29 111d | -17.1% 50d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +24.6% 61d | Missed |
DROP2021-12-31$166.90 RISE2022-02-23$140.60 PEAK2022-04-28$169.65 118d | -15.8% 54d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +20.7% 64d | Missed |
DROP2020-02-18$126.22 RISE2020-06-24$101.37 PEAK2020-09-15$117.07 210d | -19.7% 127d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +15.5% 83d | Missed |
DROP2020-02-18$126.22 RISE2020-05-15$95.93 PEAK2020-06-08$113.53 111d | -24.0% 87d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +18.3% 24d | Missed |
DROP2020-02-18$126.22 RISE2020-03-23$87.87 PEAK2020-06-08$113.53 111d | -30.4% 34d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +29.2% 77d | Missed |
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WM gains 3.4% in six months as 2026 & 2027 revenue and earnings estimates rise, yet modest growth and liquidity risks still loom.
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Many Waste Management, Inc. ( NYSE:WM ) insiders ditched their stock over the past year, which may be of interest to...
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Waste Management is poised for positive earnings revisions and revenue beats. Click here to read more about WM stock and why it is a Buy.
Earlier this week, Waste Management appointed long-time executive Tara Hemmer as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, while announcing the upcoming July retirement of Senior Vice President Rafael Carrasco and a realignment of the WM Healthcare Solutions reporting structure. Hemmer’s expanded remit, which combines oversight of day-to-day operations with leadership of recycling, renewable energy and advisory services, highlights how deeply Waste Management is embedding...
Earlier this week, Waste Management appointed long-time executive Tara Hemmer as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, while announcing the upcoming July retirement of Senior Vice President Rafael Carrasco and a realignment of the WM Healthcare Solutions reporting structure. Hemmer’s expanded remit, which combines oversight of day-to-day operations with leadership of recycling, renewable energy and advisory services, highlights how deeply Waste Management is embedding...
Despite trailing the broader market over the past year, Waste Management continues to garner a moderately bullish outlook from Wall Street analysts.
Despite trailing the broader market over the past year, Waste Management continues to garner a moderately bullish outlook from Wall Street analysts.
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| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM | -7.57% | -13.00% | -3.75% | -12.25% |
| XLI | +0.10% | -3.23% | +11.61% | +21.22% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | -7.66% | -9.78% | -15.37% | -33.47% |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Morris John J | President | F Tax withholding | 566 | $220.49 | −$124.8K |
| 2026-05-21 | Hemmer Tara J. | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | A Grant / award | 2,544 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-21 | Dalby Marcel | SVP Bus Optimiz & Collection | A Grant / award | 2,257 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-18 | Bene Thomas | Director | A Grant / award | 861 | $220.71 | +$190.0K |
| 2026-05-18 | Chinn Bruce E. | Director | A Grant / award | 861 | $220.71 | +$190.0K |
| 2026-05-18 | Gluski Andres | Director | A Grant / award | 861 | $220.71 | +$190.0K |
| 2026-05-18 | HOLT VICTORIA M | Director | A Grant / award | 861 | $220.71 | +$190.0K |
| 2026-05-18 | MAZZARELLA KATHLEEN M | Director | A Grant / award | 1,314 | $220.71 | +$290.0K |
| 2026-05-18 | Sylvester Maryrose | Director | A Grant / award | 861 | $220.71 | +$190.0K |
| 2026-05-18 | MENKE SEAN E | Director | A Grant / award | 861 | $220.71 | +$190.0K |
| 2026-05-18 | PLUMMER WILLIAM B | Director | A Grant / award | 861 | $220.71 | +$190.0K |
| 2026-04-07 | Varkey Johnson | SVP-Chief Information Officer | F Tax withholding | 192 | $233.94 | −$44.9K |
| 2026-03-10 | DeSantis Christopher P. | SVP Operations - East | S Open-market sale | 61 | $245.50 | −$15.0K |
| 2026-03-10 | DeSantis Christopher P. | SVP Operations - East | F Tax withholding | 107 | $246.31 | −$26.4K |
| 2026-03-10 | Carroll John A. | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | S Open-market sale | 47 | $245.30 | −$11.5K |
| 2026-03-10 | Carroll John A. | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | F Tax withholding | 74 | $246.31 | −$18.2K |
| 2026-03-10 | Varkey Johnson | SVP-Chief Information Officer | S Open-market sale | 121 | $245.27 | −$29.7K |
| 2026-03-10 | Varkey Johnson | SVP-Chief Information Officer | F Tax withholding | 193 | $246.31 | −$47.5K |
| 2026-03-10 | Morris John J | President & COO | M Option exercise(deriv) | 5,484 | $150.12 | −$823.2K |
| 2026-03-10 | Morris John J | President & COO | S Open-market sale | 4,211 | $243.38 | −$1.02M |
| 2026-03-10 | Morris John J | President & COO | M Option exercise | 5,484 | $150.12 | +$823.2K |
| 2026-03-10 | Reed David L. | EVP & CFO | S Open-market sale | 75 | $245.26 | −$18.4K |
| 2026-03-10 | Reed David L. | EVP & CFO | F Tax withholding | 121 | $246.31 | −$29.8K |
| 2026-03-09 | Morris John J | President & COO | S Open-market sale | 7,979 | $245.07 | −$1.96M |
| 2026-03-05 | Carroll John A. | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | A Grant / award | 892 | — | +$0 |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27upcoming | 1.99 | — | — |
| 2026-04-28 | 1.74 | 1.81 | +3.98% |
| 2026-01-28 | 1.93 | 1.83 | -5.00% |
| 2025-10-27 | 2.01 | 1.98 | -1.62% |
| 2025-07-28 | 1.89 | 1.92 | +1.79% |
| 2025-04-28 | 1.59 | 1.67 | +5.31% |
| 2025-01-29 | 1.80 | 1.70 | -5.66% |
| 2024-10-28 | 1.88 | 1.96 | +3.98% |
| 2024-07-24 | 1.83 | 1.82 | -0.56% |
| 2024-04-24 | 1.50 | 1.75 | +16.58% |
| 2024-02-12 | 1.53 | 1.74 | +13.69% |
| 2023-10-24 | 1.61 | 1.63 | +0.94% |
| 2023-07-25 | 1.55 | 1.51 | -2.36% |
| 2023-04-26 | 1.29 | 1.31 | +1.88% |
| 2023-01-31 | 1.42 | 1.30 | -8.63% |
| 2022-10-26 | 1.52 | 1.56 | +2.65% |