Skip to content
Head to head

Waste Management vs Republic Services

Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: WM · RSG

Updated 9 minutes ago

1-year performance, rebased to 100

WM -3.3%RSG -2.7%
It’s close.
WMRSG
Snapshot
SectorWaste Management--
Last price208.94216.18
Change today+0.51%+0.67%
1-year return-2.4%-2.1%
Market cap$83.52B$66.20B
52-week range190.92 – 246.06195.20 – 231.33
Valuation
P/E (TTM)29.5530.62
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range11th21st
P/B8.415.50
Dividend yield1.69%1.16%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)6.706.85
Net profit (TTM)$2.68B$2.10B
Revenue (TTM)$25.67B$16.89B
Revenue growth (YoY)+4.0%+4.6%
Gross margin40.6%42.0%
Operating margin18.5%20.0%
Net margin11.1%12.9%
Free cash flow (TTM)$3.57B$2.65B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership84.9%98.6%
Insider activity (12mo)25 buy / 23 sell47 buy / 3 sell
Short interest (% of float)1.4%1.6%
Analyst consensus65% buy / 35% hold (17)53% buy / 47% hold (17)
Analyst price target$262 (+25%)$246 (+14%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingD (36)C (36)
Company
Employees60,50042,000
Founded19871996

▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.