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Waste Management Financial Ratios 2025-2006 | WM
Brief overview of Waste Management's financial ratios
This overview follows the five latest available observations from 2021 through 2025.
Key multiples at the end of the period are P/E 34.17x (median 33.31x), EV/EBITDA 16.51x (median 12.04x), P/S 3.67x (median 3.67x). Current valuation broadly matches recent historical reference points; the difference from five-year medians is 0%.
At the current P/E, inverse earnings yield is 2.9%, a useful bridge between price and business earnings.
Capital efficiency is characterized by ROE 27.1%, ROA 5.9%, ROCE 43.1%. Business quality is high on return ratios, supporting the ability to create value.
On PEG (2.62x), valuation is stretched relative to growth and requires strong execution.
The cash conversion cycle is 1 days versus 3.5 days initially. Turnover changed little.
Overall picture
Waste Management's market valuation is near its own historical norm, while quality ratios provide no extreme signal.
Annual Financial Ratios Waste Management
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E |
34.2 | 33.3 | 34.9 | 27.9 | 33.3 | 30.7 | 31.2 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 26.1 | 31.8 | 18.3 | 199.4 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 16.1 | 14.3 | 17.1 | - | - |
P/S |
3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | - | - |
EPS |
6.7 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | - |
EV (Enterprise Value) |
128 B | 127 B | 106 B | 86.5 B | 82.3 B | 67.3 B | 69.2 B | 57.1 B | 54.4 B | 46.4 B | 39 B | 38 B | 36.1 B | 32.9 B | 32.2 B | 29.7 B | 27.6 B | 32.1 B | -348 M | -614 M |
EBITDA per Share |
17.8 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.82 | 9.11 | 8.37 | 7.48 | 7.59 | 7.28 | 7.11 | 7 | 6.89 | 6.22 | 7.06 | - | - |
EV/EBITDA |
17.9 | 20.1 | 18.8 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | -0.2 | - |
PEG |
2.62 | 3.51 | 4.58 | 3.54 | 4.46 | 5.59 | -2.5 | 18.79 | 0.3 | 0.43 | -0.78 | 0.01 | -2.26 | -1.46 | 5.15 | - | - | - | - | - |
P/B |
9.3 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | - | - |
P/CF |
15.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 25.4 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 20.2 | 16.5 | 21.3 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.2 | - | - |
ROE % |
27.11 | 33.28 | 33.38 | 32.68 | 25.48 | 20.07 | 23.62 | 30.67 | 32.26 | 22.22 | 14.03 | 22.04 | 1.63 | 12.24 | 15.04 | 15.22 | 15.82 | 18.42 | 19.06 | - |
ROA % |
5.91 | 6.16 | 7.02 | 7.13 | 6.24 | 5.10 | 6.02 | 8.50 | 8.93 | 5.67 | 3.69 | 6.06 | 0.43 | 3.54 | 4.26 | 4.44 | 4.70 | 5.37 | - | - |
ROCE % |
43.12 | 49.24 | 51.79 | 49.13 | 41.61 | 32.65 | 11.20 | 14.00 | 14.11 | 13.35 | 11.96 | 12.39 | 10.57 | 9.97 | 10.55 | 33.80 | 30.02 | 37.85 | 36.94 | - |
Current Ratio |
1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | - | - |
DSO |
48.6 | 48.8 | 45.5 | 43.9 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 54.8 | 55.7 | 59.8 | 57.2 | 59.0 | 50.5 | 47.2 | 49.2 | 48.4 | 42.6 | 44.4 | 19.9 | - | - |
DIO |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
47.6 | 2808.6 | 50.3 | 46.6 | 41.0 | 42.7 | 40.9 | 40.9 | 42.1 | 34.4 | 32.0 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 34.6 | 35.8 | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
48.6 | 48.8 | 45.5 | 43.9 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 58.8 | 59.7 | 63.7 | 61.1 | 63.0 | 54.8 | 54.4 | 56.3 | 55.0 | 42.5 | 44.4 | 19.9 | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
1.0 | -2759.7 | -4.8 | -2.7 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 21.6 | 26.7 | 31.1 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 21.7 | 19.2 | 42.5 | 44.4 | 19.9 | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Financial Ratios Waste Management
| 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | 2010-Q3 | 2010-Q2 | 2010-Q1 | 2009-Q3 | 2009-Q2 | |
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EPS |
1.79 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.58 | 1.89 | 1.7 | 1.76 | 1.64 | 1.52 | 1.31 | - | 1.55 | 1.42 | 1.24 | - | 1.28 | 0.83 | 1 | - | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 1.05 | 1.17 | 0.9 | 0.82 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 0.91 | 2.08 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.6 | -0.28 | 1.29 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 0.49 | -1.29 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.5 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.37 | 0.56 | 0.5 |
EBITDA per Share |
4.58 | 4.26 | 4.62 | 4.24 | 4.18 | 3.87 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.61 | 3.26 | - | 3.51 | 3.37 | 3.01 | - | 3.15 | 3.06 | 2.65 | - | 2.6 | 2.23 | 2.3 | 1.54 | 2.68 | 2.6 | 2.33 | 1.81 | 2.51 | 2.56 | 2.2 | 1.62 | 2.4 | 2.33 | 2.01 | 1.4 | 2.02 | 2.14 | 1.84 | 1.12 | 2.07 | 1.81 | 1.6 | 1.64 | 1.9 | 1.87 | 1.69 | -0.88 | 1.96 | 1.81 | 1.56 | 1.04 | 1.79 | 1.7 | 1.55 | 1.2 | 1.84 | 1.74 | 1.53 | 1.14 | 1.22 | - | - | - |
ROE % |
28.80 | 31.11 | 33.91 | 36.02 | 38.17 | 37.52 | 36.23 | 35.34 | 33.98 | 32.28 | 24.45 | 31.95 | 27.61 | 25.12 | 17.94 | 23.18 | 19.80 | 19.87 | 14.20 | 20.52 | 22.29 | 23.56 | 23.63 | 25.77 | 26.71 | 29.28 | 30.68 | 37.22 | 35.68 | 33.74 | 32.38 | 23.70 | 22.99 | 22.39 | 22.31 | 21.10 | 21.66 | 21.37 | 14.09 | 19.17 | 17.70 | 16.15 | 22.45 | 1.66 | 1.96 | 2.66 | 1.72 | 15.84 | 14.11 | 13.11 | 12.86 | 13.71 | 14.83 | 15.46 | 15.83 | 15.44 | 15.00 | 14.01 | 15.40 | 15.48 | 2.92 | 4.46 | 4.07 |
ROA % |
5.92 | 6.53 | 7.21 | 7.79 | 8.43 | 8.19 | 7.89 | 7.87 | 7.55 | 7.47 | 5.76 | 6.97 | 4.83 | 6.28 | 4.52 | 5.85 | 5.03 | 5.05 | 3.61 | 5.22 | 5.67 | 6.00 | 6.02 | 6.75 | 7.17 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 10.29 | 9.86 | 9.31 | 8.93 | 6.40 | 6.08 | 5.79 | 5.67 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 5.57 | 3.70 | 5.17 | 4.84 | 4.47 | 6.17 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.42 | 4.08 | 3.72 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.75 | 4.02 | 4.17 | 4.26 | 4.22 | 4.15 | 3.97 | 4.50 | 4.58 | 0.87 | 1.36 | 1.23 |
ROCE % |
45.72 | 48.63 | 51.79 | 53.63 | 56.58 | 56.18 | 54.76 | 53.83 | 51.55 | 48.67 | 36.56 | 47.79 | 45.12 | 41.49 | 30.75 | 39.87 | 35.71 | 32.64 | 23.89 | 33.15 | 34.41 | 37.19 | 38.29 | 41.24 | 42.00 | 43.54 | 44.45 | 43.92 | 44.43 | 44.21 | 43.79 | 43.75 | 42.67 | 43.03 | 43.35 | 41.09 | 41.76 | 39.62 | 38.26 | 41.69 | 39.75 | 39.43 | 39.19 | 19.19 | 19.99 | 19.86 | 18.91 | 33.71 | 31.47 | 29.86 | 29.13 | 30.61 | 31.68 | 32.69 | 33.41 | 33.22 | 33.89 | 32.16 | 33.57 | 33.46 | 6.61 | 8.45 | 8.80 |
Current Ratio |
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | - | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
DSO |
49.6 | 48.2 | 47.3 | 46.2 | 45.3 | 44.4 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 44.5 | 45.5 | - | 22.0 | 21.2 | 45.1 | - | 44.2 | 43.0 | 45.7 | - | 49.6 | 53.7 | 49.5 | 46.2 | 44.8 | 45.1 | 47.9 | 45.9 | 46.1 | 47.1 | 48.5 | 45.1 | 44.3 | 44.8 | 46.5 | 44.8 | 43.7 | 45.3 | 46.7 | 43.5 | 42.1 | 42.6 | 47.1 | 42.1 | 40.2 | 40.7 | 44.1 | 44.3 | 42.8 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 46.2 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 46.6 | 43.7 | 42.3 | 44.5 | 46.4 | 42.4 | 41.4 | 44.1 | 43.5 | - |
DPO |
48.0 | 48.9 | 46.7 | 47.4 | 48.8 | 47.2 | 48.8 | 48.1 | 44.9 | 48.4 | - | 21.5 | 20.1 | 43.4 | - | 44.9 | 43.4 | 42.3 | - | 43.9 | 46.9 | 42.8 | - | 39.8 | 39.8 | 41.7 | - | 39.9 | 40.9 | 43.4 | - | 41.2 | 41.4 | 38.7 | - | 32.9 | 34.2 | 34.8 | - | 31.4 | 30.4 | 34.2 | - | 29.4 | 29.4 | 30.3 | - | 29.2 | 29.4 | 32.8 | - | 34.5 | 34.0 | 35.4 | - | 33.8 | 35.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
49.7 | - | 47.3 | 46.2 | 45.3 | 44.4 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 44.5 | 45.5 | - | 22.0 | 21.2 | 45.1 | - | 44.2 | 43.0 | 45.7 | - | 49.6 | 53.7 | 49.5 | 46.2 | 44.8 | 45.1 | 47.9 | 45.9 | 46.1 | 47.1 | 48.5 | 45.1 | 44.3 | 44.8 | 46.5 | 44.8 | 43.7 | 45.3 | 46.7 | 43.5 | 42.1 | 42.6 | 47.1 | 42.1 | 40.2 | 40.7 | 44.1 | 44.3 | 42.8 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 46.2 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 46.6 | 43.7 | 42.3 | 44.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
2.4 | - | 0.7 | -1.2 | -3.5 | -2.8 | -3.0 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -2.9 | - | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | - | -0.7 | -0.4 | 3.4 | - | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 46.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 45.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 45.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 44.8 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 43.5 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 42.1 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 44.3 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 46.2 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 43.7 | 8.4 | 8.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
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