Waste Management (WM) Projected to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) is anticipated to issue its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, October 27th. Analysts expect Waste Management to announce earnings of $2.18 per share and revenue of $6.81 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The business services provider reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.98 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $6.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.71 billion. Waste Management had a return on equity of 31.68% and a net margin of 11.11%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.92 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Waste Management to post $8.09 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8.97 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Waste Management Stock Performance

Shares of WM opened at $239.47 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $95.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.42. Waste Management has a 52-week low of $194.11 and a 52-week high of $248.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $216.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $222.33.

Waste Management Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th were issued a dividend of $0.9450 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 11th. This represents a $3.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Waste Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.54%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on WM shares. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Waste Management from $264.00 to $263.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Waste Management from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Waste Management in a research note on Tuesday, September 15th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Waste Management from $230.00 to $220.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Waste Management from $240.00 to $244.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.06.

Insider Transactions at Waste Management

In related news, CAO John Carroll sold 1,365 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.90, for a total transaction of $300,163.50. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 3,509 shares in the company, valued at $771,629.10. This trade represents a 28.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Waste Management Company Profile

Waste Management, Inc, doing business as WM (NYSE:WM), is an environmental services company that provides waste collection, transportation, disposal, recycling and resource-recovery services. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and other environmental infrastructure.

WM’s services include curbside and commercial waste collection, construction and demolition debris management, recycling, organics processing and landfill disposal.