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Waste Management (WM) stock analysis

$229.58−0.93%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • WM gained 10.5% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 54th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +7.4%, 8.4 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 6.5% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 2 cut; forward EPS moved −0.4% (−1.4% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Collection, disposal & recycling segment of the Water, Environment & Facility Services, where the 1-month median return is +9.3%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 15, 2026).
Market cap$91.8B
12-month return+7.4%
Forward P/E25.2×
Mean target vs price+11.2%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

WM+10.5%
Sector median−3.9%
S&P 5000.0%
WM−3.2%
Sector median−9.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
WM+2.5%
Sector median−7.4%
S&P 500+8.7%
WM+7.4%
Sector median+0.5%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50054 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Industrials216 / 565

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 15, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

41 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.8%, positive 56% of the time, against +1.1% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$9.08
30-day change−0.4%
90-day change−1.4%
Mean target$255.24 +11.2%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 2

25 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Water, Environment & Facility Services · Operations & maintenance

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Its segment
Collection, disposal & recycling+9.3%
WM+10.5%1 monthRSG+8.0%1 month

Waste services depend on route density, pricing, volumes and disposal assets.

Sells into
Municipalities, properties & businesses

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−17.8%
Volatility, 60D19.4%
From 52-week high−6.5%
From 52-week low+17.6%
Trailing P/E32.5×
Forward P/E25.2×

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